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Nicholas Gotten House
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Nicholas Gotten House (2009)
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| Location: | 2969 Court Street Bartlett, Tennessee |
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| 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.
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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]
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