Nicholas Gotten House

Nicholas Gotten House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nicholas Gotten House (2009)
Location:	2969 Court Street Bartlett, Tennessee
Coordinates:	35°12′23″N 89°52′26″W / 35.20639°N 89.87389°W / 35.20639; -89.87389Coordinates: 35°12′23″N 89°52′26″W / 35.20639°N 89.87389°W / 35.20639; -89.87389
Built:	1871
Architect:	Nicholas Gotten
Architectural style:	Saltbox Style
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	02000236[1]
Added to NRHP:	March 20, 2002

The Nicholas Gotten House is located on 2969 Court Street in Bartlett, Tennessee. It houses the Bartlett Museum, a local history museum operated by the Bartlett Historical Society.^[2]

The white frame structure was built by Nicholas Gotten in 1871 in the New England saltbox style.^[3] A saltbox is a wooden frame house with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back.

History

Nicholas Gotten immigrated from Germany at an age of 22 in 1854. He was a blacksmith and Civil War veteran who had served in the Confederate Army. In the years following the Civil War, Gotton made a living as a miller and ginner. He and his wife Julia Coleman raised three children in the house.^[4][5]

Until the late 1970s, the Gotten House was owned by the City of Bartlett and used as the Bartlett Police Station.^[6] In the early 1980s, the house was leased by the City of Bartlett to the Bartlett Historic Society in a 50 year contract for $1 per year, to save the house from planned demolition and to refurbish the property.^[7] The structure became the seat of the Bartlett Historic Society and since 1990 it houses the Bartlett Museum.^[3] Exhibits on display at the Bartlett Museum are of relevance to local history, the collection includes photographs, written documents on the history of Bartlett, artifacts and period furniture.^[8] The museum is open to the public every first and third Sunday of the month from 2-4 pm. Admission to the museum is free.

On March 20, 2002, The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] After a $100,000 renovation in 2007, which included authentic new windows, doors and fixtures, the Gotton house was declared a Bartlett Historic Landmark by the Bartlett Historic Preservation Commission in 2008.^[5]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tennessee

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ http://www.cityofbartlett.org/index.aspx?nid=55 History of Bartlett
3. ^ ^{a b} "Bartlett, TN - Official Website - History". City of Bartlett. http://www.cityofbartlett.org/index.aspx?NID=55. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
4. ^ Historical marker in front of the Gotten House.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Gotten House now a landmark". Commercial Appeal, Memphis. 2008-10-14. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/oct/14/gotten-house-now-a-landmark/. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
6. ^ "Historic Facelift - Bartlett's Gotten House undergoes upgrades". Commercial Appeal, Memphis. 2007-07-11. http://m.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/Jul/11/historic-facelift/. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
7. ^ "Historical Society hosts Christmas Open House". Bartlett Express. Suburban Community News Archive. http://suburbancommunitynews.com/articles/2008/12/02/bartlett_express/news/doc4924840618bbd672842126.txt. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
8. ^ "History of Bartlett, Tennessee". RootsWeb. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~julieann/becemetery/history.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-30.