Traveler's Rest (Shelby City, Kentucky)

Traveler's Rest in Lincoln County, Kentucky is the historic home place of Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky. Shelby acquired the property as the first land settlement preemption deed in Kentucky as a reward for his surveying services.[2] The original house was built in 1786 of limestone, three feet thick. It stood until a fire in 1905. On the same site, a brick two-story house was built by Shelby's descendants. Built in 1906 in the Georgian and Federal revival styles, it was accepted into the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1976 for its association with Shelby.[1] Shelby's original brick slave's quarters still stand on the property. The Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site on the same property, where Shelby and his family are buried, is open to the public. The house at Traveler's Rest is privately owned and is not open to the public.[3]

Traveler's Rest
Historical marker at entrance
LocationLincoln County, Kentucky
Coordinates37.564386°N 84.783792°W / 37.564386; -84.783792
Built1906 (1906)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal Revival
NRHP reference No.76000914
Added to NRHPMay 3, 1976[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#76000914)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Talbott, Tim. "Traveler's Rest". ExploreKYHistory.
  3. Fortune, Beverly (October 7, 2015). "Traveler's Rest — former home of Kentucky's first governor — has new life after restoration".
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