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Gower House

Coordinates: 37°08′35″N 88°24′20″W / 37.14306°N 88.40556°W / 37.14306; -88.40556
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Gower House
Gower House is located in Kentucky
Gower House
Gower House is located in the United States
Gower House
LocationWater St., Smithland, Kentucky
Coordinates37°08′35″N 88°24′20″W / 37.14306°N 88.40556°W / 37.14306; -88.40556
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Builtc.1780
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.73000815[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.