William Watkins House

The William Watkins House, also known as the Sugar Bend Farm, is a historic house in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, USA.

William Watkins House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°33′53″N 87°11′39″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

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. "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.