Nicholas Gotten House
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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.
The white frame structure was built by Nicholas Gotten in 1871 in the New England saltbox
style. A saltbox is a wooden frame house with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back.
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.
Until the late 1970s, the Gotten House was owned by the City of Bartlett and used as the Bartlett Police Station. 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. The structure became the seat of the Bartlett Historic Society and since 1990 it houses the Bartlett Museum. 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. 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
. 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.
Bartlett, Tennessee
Bartlett is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and part of the Memphis metropolitan area. The population was 54,613 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. It houses the Bartlett Museum, a local history museum operated by the Bartlett Historical Society.
The white frame structure was built by Nicholas Gotten in 1871 in the New England saltbox
Saltbox
A saltbox is a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front...
style. 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 WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
veteran who had served in the Confederate Army. In the years following the Civil War, Gotton made a living as a miller
Miller
A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world...
and ginner
Cotton gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, a job formerly performed painstakingly by hand...
. He and his wife Julia Coleman raised three children in the house.
Until the late 1970s, the Gotten House was owned by the City of Bartlett and used as the Bartlett Police Station. 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. The structure became the seat of the Bartlett Historic Society and since 1990 it houses the Bartlett Museum. 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. 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
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. 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.