The Bowen–Campbell House, also known as the Bowen Plantation House, is a two-story,

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style, brick house located in

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, Sumner County,

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.City of Goodlettsville, Tennessee: Bowen Plantation House
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Bowen–Campbell House
''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', December 25, 2009

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The house was built from 1787 to 1788 by Captain William Bowen, a veteran of

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of 1774, the

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of 1754 to 1763, and the

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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

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from 1851 to 1853 and

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from Tennessee from 1837 to 1843, was born in the house in 1807. It is the oldest brick house in

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. The brick masons were imported from

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. The original plantation area around the house is now the home of Moss-Wright Park. The Bowen–Campbell House Association as well as the

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, restored the house in 1976. In 1977, the structure was placed on the

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. Archeologists found the family cemetery on the property in 1995 and restored it in 1996. It is open for tours as part of Historic

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Houses completed in 1787 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Historic house museums in Tennessee Museums in Sumner County, Tennessee 1787 establishments in North Carolina Houses in Sumner County, Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Sumner County, Tennessee {{SumnerCountyTN-NRHP-stub

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