Nicholas Gotten House
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The Nicholas Gotten House is located on 2969 Court Street in Bartlett, Tennessee, United States. It houses the Bartlett Museum, a local history museum operated by the Bartlett Historical Society.[1]
The white frame structure was built by Nicholas Gotten in 1871. It has a saltbox-style side profile, with an asymmetrical roof which slopes lower on the back.
History
Nicholas Gotten immigrated from Germany at the age of 22 in 1854. He was a blacksmith and served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.[2] In the years following the war, Gotton made a living as a miller and ginner. He and his wife Julia Coleman raised three children in the house.[3][4]
Until the late 1970s, the Gotten House was owned by the City of Bartlett and used as the Bartlett Police Station.[5] 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.[6] The structure became the seat of the Bartlett Historic Society, and since 1990 it has housed the Bartlett Museum.[7] Exhibits on display at the 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.[9] After a $100,000 renovation in 2007, which included authentic new windows, doors and fixtures, the Gotten house was declared a Bartlett Historic Landmark by the Bartlett Historic Preservation Commission in 2008.[4]
See also
References
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- ↑ History of Bartlett. Retrieved May 26, 2025
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- ↑ Historical marker in front of the Gotten House.
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- Bartlett, Tennessee
- Historic house museums in Tennessee
- History museums in Tennessee
- Houses in Shelby County, Tennessee
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
- Museums in Shelby County, Tennessee
- Saltbox architecture in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Tennessee