William Watkins House

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

William Watkins House
William Watkins House is located in Tennessee
William Watkins House
William Watkins House is located in the United States
William Watkins House
Nearest cityMount Pleasant, Tennessee
Coordinates35°33′53″N 87°11′39″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
ArchitectWilliam Watkins
Architectural styleVernacular Federal
NRHP reference No.86002901[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1986

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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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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