====== Gaines Tavern (BE 350) ======
The Gaines Tavern History Center is home to the [[Abner Gaines]] House, built around [[1814]]. The Federal style [[historic homes|home]] belonged to Colonel [[Abner Gaines]] and his family. Gaines operated a [[taverns|tavern]] here on what became a common stopover point on the Covington-Lexington Turnpike.
The house remained in the [[Gaines family]] until after the [[Civil War]]. Since then it has been a private residence (owned by the [[Cleek family]]) and an antique store. It is now a museum operated by the City of [[Walton]].
The house was added to the [[National Register]] in 1980.
===== More Information =====
* [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/search/results?qu=gaines+tavern&qf=BCPL_TYPE%09Record+Type%09Photograph%09Photograph&te=ASSET|Browse photographs]] of the Gaines Tavern
* [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/24171/0|Gaines Tavern Ghost Walk]]
==== Related websites ====
* National Register Information (PDFs), [[https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=221d1e1a-0b0b-4f9f-bd3c-ada5a4b1682e|inventory form and photos]]
* [[http://www.nkyviews.com/boone/text/gaines_house.html|Strange and Supernatural Happenings at the Abner Gaines House]]
* [[http://www.nkyviews.com/boone/pdf/Gaines_Tavern_Coomer.pdf|"Gaines Tavern,"]] by Elizabeth Coomer
===== Related Topics =====
* [[Abner Gaines]]
* [[Gaines family]]
* [[Historic Homes]]
===== Video =====
**Gaines Tavern**
Presented by Elizabeth Comer, 2007
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RHPlaWEORs|Gaines Tavern]]