It was built by Frederick Cullop before 1815, and is a two-story, three-bay, limestone structure with a central-hall plan.

A frame rear ell was added in the mid-19th century.

The front facade features a mid-19th-century porch supported by chamfered columns connected on each level by a decorative cyma frieze and sawn balustrade.

The tavern was built to accommodate travelers in the heavy migration through Cumberland Gap to the west in the early 19th century.

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