Simerly-Butler House

	Simerly-Butler House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Simerly--Butler House in 2015
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Location	206 Main St., Hampton, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°17′0″N 82°10′24″W / 36.28333°N 82.17333°WCoordinates: 36°17′0″N 82°10′24″W / 36.28333°N 82.17333°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1867
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	96001315
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1996

The Simerly-Butler House, also known as, the Butler Mansion, is a historic mansion in Hampton, Tennessee, USA.

History[]

The mansion was completed in 1867.^[3] It was built for (1820-1891), the founder of the town of Hampton (named after his wife's maiden name) and the President of the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad from 1867 to 1871.^[3]

The house was acquired by A. H. Robinson in 1907.^[3] Three years later, in 1910, it was purchased by Nathaniel Edwin Harris, who served as the 61st Governor of Georgia, and his wife, Hattie Jobe Harris.^[3]

By 1936, it was acquired by , who operated manganese mines in Cedar Hill, Tennessee and Shady Valley, Tennessee used to make steel for World War II.^[3]

Architectural significance[]

The house was designed in the Italianate architectural style.^[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 7, 1996.^[2]

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Simerly-Butler House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Butler House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[focus-2] "Simerly-Butler House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

[registration-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Butler House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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