William Watkins House

William Watkins House
Nearest cityMount Pleasant, Tennessee
Coordinates35°33′53″N 87°11′39″W / 35.56472°N 87.19417°W / 35.56472; -87.19417
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
ArchitectWilliam Watkins
Architectural styleVernacular Federal
NRHP reference No.86002901[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.