Prewitt House - North Main Street Historic District - Bolivar, TN
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N 35° 15.647 W 088° 59.251
16S E 319200 N 3903775
Bungalow style house #34 on NRHP list.
Waymark Code: WMYAKD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2018
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County of house: Hardeman County
Location of house: 516 N. Main St., just before bend in street, east side, Bolivar
Original Occupant: Prewitt Family
Last Sold: 2017 ($55,000)
Built: 1920
"34. Prewitt House (516 North Main Street): ca. 1920, vernacular, 1½ stories, frame,
weatherboarded, bungalow, center dormer, front porch with paired columns." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Each house is located on an individual lot surrounded by a small lawn which is sometimes
defined by an iron fence. Most of the houses are set back from the street allowing for
shaded front yards. This pattern is typical of residential areas in small towns in
West Tennessee, in contrast with the row-houses or narrow town houses of many urban
areas in the north.
"Although the district contains only twenty-four buildings, it includes examples of almost
every style used in cottages in West Tennessee* The ante-bellum period is illustrated
by a small Greek Revival cottage (Vincent House, No.6) and a more stylish Gothic
Revival cottage ("The Manse" No.4). This period was one of general affluence in West
Tennessee and this prosperity is illustrated by the larger, two story "Mansion House"
(No.l) and"Magnolia Manor" (No. 28)." ~ NRHP Nomination Form