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William Watkins House | |
  Location within Tennessee  Location within the United States | |
| Nearest city | Mount Pleasant, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°33′53″N 87°11′39″W / 35.56472°N 87.19417°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | William Watkins |
| Architectural style | Vernacular Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 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.
- ↑ "Watkins, William, House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
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