William Watkins House

William Watkins House
Nearest city Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°33′53″N 87°11′39″W / 35.56472°N 87.19417°W / 35.56472; -87.19417Coordinates: 35°33′53″N 87°11′39″W / 35.56472°N 87.19417°W / 35.56472; -87.19417
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1830 (1830)
Architect Watkins, William
Architectural style Federal, Vernacular Federal
NRHP reference # 86002901[1]
Added to NRHP October 23, 1986

The William Watkins House, also known as the Sugar Bend Farm, is a historic house in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, USA.

History

The house was built in the early 1830s for William Watkins, a Virginia native.[2] It was designed in the Federal architectural style.[2] Watkins was the owner of six African slaves in 1836.[2] At the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, he was "one of the largest slaveholders in Maury County."[2]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 13, 1986.[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 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: William Watkins House or Sugar Bend Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Watkins, William, House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2016.


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