Sherman Tavern
historic building near Sherman, Kentucky, United States
The Sherman Tavern, near Sherman, Kentucky, was built in about 1840. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
It was deemed notable as "a good example of the popular version of a three-part Greek Revival composition featuring a recessed pedimented porch. The structure has historical interest in being one of the mid-19th century taverns on the Lexington-Covington Road, one of the first macadamized roads in Kentucky."
The listing included three contributing buildings.
The property is said to have had 10 slave cabins, which no longer exist.
“Sherman Tavern” enters the record as historic building near Sherman, Kentucky, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sherman, Tavern and historic can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q48851229. Authority coordinates are 38.726, -84.598. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1840 and 1979.
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