Dr. Nathan Gaither House

The Dr. Nathan Gaither House, at 100 S. High St. in Columbia, Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Dr. Nathan Gaither House
Location100 S. High St., Columbia, Kentucky
Coordinates37°06′15″N 85°18′28″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1814
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.79000956[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1979

It was a home of Dr. Nathan Gaither (1788-1862), who became a doctor and volunteered to receive the smallpox vaccination under development by Edward Jenner. Gaither served as a surgeon in the War of 1812 and settled in Columbia by the end of that war. He served as a doctor and in politics: as an elected member of the Kentucky legislature from 1815 to 1818, and in the United States House of Representatives from 1829 to 1833.[2]

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