Black plaque № 46277

Watkins Tavern. Site of stone tavern/inn built by stonemason Thomas Metcalfe, later governor of Ky. Owned by Henry Watkins and wife Elizabeth, widow of Rev. John Clay and mother of Henry Clay. Lafayette, traveling from Frankfort to Lexington, was entertained here on May 15, 1825; greeted friends and

veterans and had to address crowd from upper balcony. Tavern burned in 1886. — Main St., Versailles

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