Bowen-Campbell House
National Register of Historic Places

Bowen-Campbell House

Goodlettsville, Sumner County, Tennessee
Listed
July 24, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
77001295

About this property

The Bowen–Campbell House, also known as the Bowen Plantation House, is a two-story, Federal style, brick house located in Goodlettsville, Sumner County, Tennessee. The house was built from 1787 to 1788 by Captain William Bowen, a veteran of Lord Dunmore's War of 1774, the French and Indian War of 1754 to 1763, and the American Revolutionary War who brought his family to the area in 1785. His son, William Russell Bowen, later lived in the house. His grandson, Brigadier General William Bowen Campbell who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853 and U.S. Congressman from Tennessee from 1837 to 1843, was born in the house in 1807. It is the oldest brick house in Middle Tennessee. The brick masons were imported from Lexington, Kentucky. The original plantation area around the house is now the home of Moss-Wright Park. The Bowen–Campbell House Association as well as the Tennessee Historical Commission, restored the house in 1976. In 1977, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Archeologists found the family cemetery on the property in 1995 and restored it in 1996. It is open for tours as part of Historic Mansker's Station.

Location

Goodlettsville, Sumner County, Tennessee
36.32208, -86.68940

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Bowen-Campbell House listed on the National Register?

Bowen-Campbell House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Bowen-Campbell House?

Bowen-Campbell House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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