Gov. Prentice Cooper House

Gov. Prentice Cooper House
Location 413 East Lane Street, Shelbyville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°29′6″N 86°27′12″W / 35.48500°N 86.45333°W / 35.48500; -86.45333Coordinates: 35°29′6″N 86°27′12″W / 35.48500°N 86.45333°W / 35.48500; -86.45333
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1904 (1904)
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 75001729[1]
Added to NRHP June 5, 1975

The Gov. Prentice Cooper House is a historic house in Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S..

History

The house was built in 1904 for William Prentice Cooper, based on the design of a house he owned in Henderson, Kentucky.[2] Cooper Sr. served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1915 to 1916.[2] His son, Prentice Cooper, served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1923 until 1925 and in the Tennessee Senate from 1937 to 1939, and as the Governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945; he was appointed as the United States Ambassador to Peru in 1946, and he served in this capacity until 1948.[2] By 1950, Cooper Jr still lived in the house with parents and his wife, although a new guesthouse was built for them by Peruvian builders in 1952.[2] By the 1970s, the house still belonged to the Cooper family, including his son Congressman Jim Cooper.[2]

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Victorian architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 5, 1975.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Gov. Prentice Cooper House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cooper, Gov. Prentice, House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.