Montpier, also known as Nicholas Perkins House, is a two-and-a-half-story brick house built on a stone foundation during 1821–22. It has a gable roof with twin brick chimneys at each gable end. It was built with slave labor. Its original style was Federal, but its facade was modified in the 1859s by addition of a Greek Revival two-tiered portico and a doorway with side lights, corner lights and transom.[2]

Montpier
Montpier, October 2014.
Montpier is located in Tennessee
Montpier
Montpier is located in the United States
Montpier
LocationOff Hillsboro Pike, northwest of Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates35°58′59″N 86°56′1″W / 35.98306°N 86.93361°W / 35.98306; -86.93361
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1821
ArchitectPerkins, Nicholas
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.82004073[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1982
The Williamson County Historical Marker for Montpier.

It was built for Nicholas "Bigbee" Perkins III (1779-1848), of a plantation family. Perkins is notable as the man who recognized Aaron Burr and assisted in Burr's arrest for treason on February 18, 1807.[2][3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nicholas Perkins House / Montpier". National Park Service. with 10 photos from 1982
  3. ^ "Nicholas Perkins III". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2023-06-08.