Sickles Tavern, also known as Hickory Inn, is a historic

inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

and

tavern A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern t ...

located near Wayland,

Clark County, Missouri Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,634. Its county seat is Kahoka. The county was organized December 16, 1836 and named for William Clark, leader of the Lewis and Cla ...

. It was built about 1846, and is a two-story, rectangular, vernacular frame dwelling with full basement and attic. It is an example of a "two-thirds house" - a two-story structure one room wide and two rooms deep, with an end hallway. During the 19th century, it is believed that the house was a tavern and stopping place for the mail and passenger coaches passing from Iowa into Kansas and beyond. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1979.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Houses completed in 1846 Buildings and structures in Clark County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Missouri {{ClarkCountyMO-NRHP-stub