Gower House | |
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| Location | Water St., Smithland, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°08′35″N 88°24′20″W / 37.14306°N 88.40556°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | c.1780 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000815 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 24, 1973 |
The Gower House, located on Water St. in Smithland, Kentucky, was built in about 1780. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
It was built as an inn for travelers, on the south bank of the confluence of the Cumberland and Ohio rivers. It is built of 16 inches (0.41 m) thick brick walls. [2]
Author Ned Buntline, who wrote about Buffalo Bill Cody and other Western stories, lived in the inn in 1845. [2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Gower House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 27, 2018. With four photos from 1971, and map.
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- Georgian architecture in Kentucky
- Federal architecture in Kentucky
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