Dr. Martin Walton House

The Dr. Martin Walton House is a historic house near Springfield, Tennessee, U.S..

Dr. Martin Walton House
Location6360 State Route 25, E., near Springfield, Tennessee
Coordinates36°33′14″N 86°47′09″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1809
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.96001318[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1996

History

The house was built in 1809 for Dr. Martin Walton, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, his wife Elizabeth and their five children.[2] Walton was a physician, Baptist minister, and large landowner who grew corn and cotton; he also made whiskey.[2] Walton died in 1844, and his son David was murdered by two slaves a year later.[2] The house was purchased by William Pope in 1845.[2]

The house was purchased by William Cook, a veteran of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and his wife Susan, in 1866.[2] It was redesigned in the Italianate architectural style in 1870.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Yolanda G. Reid (July 24, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dr. Martin Walton House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 4, 2018. With 24 photos from 1996.


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