Livingston in Rockcastle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Sambrook Hotel

1800s - Early 1900s

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 12, 2017

1. Sambrook Hotel Marker

Inscription. Originally the Livingston Hotel, this impressive structure was built near what was then the main road and wooden bridge that crossed over Roundstone Creek. The hotel had a dining room and offered packaged meals to travelers on the trains. It employed a number of people, including busboys, waiters, housecleaners, and 'runners' ferrying meals to the waiting passengers. A small 'flower pit' was constructed on this site with a glass roof to overwinter tender plants and provide guests in summer with greater flower garden varieties. The last section of the hotel was finally razed in the 1970s.

Erected by Rockcastle County History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 37° 17.986′ N, 84° 13.075′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Kentucky, in Rockcastle County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Kentucky Route 25) and Short Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Livingston KY 40445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s The Knobs.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Livingston Trail Head (approx. 0.2 miles away); Congressional Medal of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); PFC David M. Smith / Medal of Honor Winner (approx. ¼ mile away); Camp Wildcat (approx. 2½ miles

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away); The Battle of Wildcat (approx. 2½ miles away); Nerve Center for the Union Army (approx. 2.6 miles away); Battle of Camp Wildcat (approx. 2.6 miles away); Kentucky - September 1861 (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Livingston.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 12, 2017

2. Sambrook Hotel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 478 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.