Dr. Richard Calvin Bromley House

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Dr. Richard Calvin Bromley House
LocationTN 13 near jct. with Slink Shoals Rd., Flatwoods, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°28′36″N87°49′37″W / 35.47667°N 87.82694°W / 35.47667; -87.82694 (Dr. Richard Calvin Bromley House)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 95001373 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1995

The Dr. Richard Calvin Bromley House, also known as Hotel Bromley, is a historic house in Flatwoods, Tennessee, U.S..

The house was built in 1909–1911 for Dr. Richard Calvin Bromley, a physician. [2] Bromley was the son of a Confederate veteran and a graduate of the University of Nashville. [2] The house became known as Hotel Bromley because many of Dr. Bromley's friends visited frequently to hunt and fish. [2] Bromley hired two African-American "servants," who lived upstairs. [2] The house was inherited by his daughter, Celia, a graduate of Vanderbilt University, who lived here with her husband, William Allen Moore of Pulaski, Tennessee. [2] The house remained in the Bromley family until 1947. [2]

The house was designed in the Queen Anne architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 29, 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dr. Richard Calvin Bromley House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures