The Gower House

Updated 12/15/2008

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West side of house showing 6 guest rooms. There were between 26 to 35 rooms before a 1857 fire destroyed most of the Inn. The white building to the left was either the slave quarters or a early kitchen.

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Back of the current structure.

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East Porch that overlooks the center courtyard.

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East view of the house. To the far right bottom corner sits the well.

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One of the main rooms of the inn. It is to the South west, has a fireplace, a door and two windows. Looks out upon the breezeway.

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Largest room on the lower floor. The view out the widow is to the courtyard.

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Gower House as Seen from Across the Cumberland River