Mansker's Station & The Bowen House

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Mansker's Station & The Bowen House TIME TO EXPLORE! Historic Mansker's Station consists of a reproduction 1779 log station and the Bowen Plantation House.

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Mansker's Station and the Bowen House consists of a reproduction 1779 log station and the oldest brick home in Middle Tennessee, the Bowen House.

This week’s trade to commemorate America 250 and the 25 trades that made America is the tailor. Tailors were vital to Co...
10/14/2026

This week’s trade to commemorate America 250 and the 25 trades that made America is the tailor. Tailors were vital to Colonial America because most clothing was custom-made for the wearer. The tailor hand-stitched custom clothing for all levels of society, from wealthy merchants and planters, soldiers and tradesmen, to indentured servants and slaves. A typical tailor’s shop would have consisted of a team of at least three individuals with specialized skills: Table monkeys (yes, they were actually called that!) did the heavy sewing, cutters shaped the patterns, and finishers did the delicate work and finer details.

Meet the man who started it all, Kasper Mansker. Begin with the new museum, Goodlettsville: A Small Town View, and take ...
10/13/2026

Meet the man who started it all, Kasper Mansker. Begin with the new museum, Goodlettsville: A Small Town View, and take a tour of Mansker's Station to dive deeper.

The overarching theme of this exhibit is Goodlettsville through the years, beginning in 1779 with the settlement of Kasper Mansker in what would become Goodlettsville, TN. The exhibit follows the chronological development of Goodlettsville from 1779 to the present day. Goodlettsville: A Small Town View celebrates what historically made Goodlettsville unique and what makes Goodlettsville unique today.

This exhibit is free to view at any time during regular operating hours, Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Thank you to the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial for their generous grant that helped us to bring Goodlettsville: A Small Town View to life!

Locals! We encourage you to explore your own backyard and come by for a tour of Mansker's Station & The Bowen House. You...
10/08/2026

Locals! We encourage you to explore your own backyard and come by for a tour of Mansker's Station & The Bowen House. Your visit will give you a deeper understanding and appreciation of the community you call home.

We are open for walk-in tours Monday- Friday beginning at 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.
705 Caldwell Drive in Moss-Wright Park
https://www.goodlettsville.gov/111/Plan-Your-Visit

The next trade to celebrate America 250 and the 25 trades that made America is the printer. Printing was the primary sou...
10/07/2026

The next trade to celebrate America 250 and the 25 trades that made America is the printer. Printing was the primary source of mass media in Colonial America. Printers produced newspapers, books, almanacs, legal forms, and government documents. Printing was originally highly regulated because it was considered dangerous to the governing establishment. This turned out to be true because as printing became less regulated in the 13 colonies, the more anti-British sentiment began to be propagated throughout them. Paul Revere was well-known for contributing political cartoons to newspapers like The Boston-Gazette and The Massachusetts Spy. One of the most famous American printers was Benjamin Franklin, who owned and operated The Pennsylvania Gazette.

Image credits:
Franklin, B. (n.d.). The Pennsylvania Gazette . Pennsylvania State Library. Benjamin Franklin & David Hall Printing Office. Retrieved 2026, from https://digitalcollections.statelibrary.pa.gov/Documents/Detail/the-pennsylvania-gazette/1069520.

Mansker’s Station & The Bowen House will be closed to walk in tours Friday, October 2nd until 1:30 pm due to a private e...
10/01/2026

Mansker’s Station & The Bowen House will be closed to walk in tours Friday, October 2nd until 1:30 pm due to a private event. Please come see us at 1:30!

How has Goodlettsville grown into who we are today? Come see the 21st-century case in the new museum, Goodlettsville: A ...
10/01/2026

How has Goodlettsville grown into who we are today?

Come see the 21st-century case in the new museum, Goodlettsville: A Small Town View. The overarching theme of this exhibit is Goodlettsville through the years, beginning in 1779 with the settlement of Kasper Mansker in what would become Goodlettsville, TN. The exhibit follows the chronological development of Goodlettsville from 1779 to the present day. Goodlettsville: A Small Town View celebrates what historically made Goodlettsville unique and what makes Goodlettsville unique today.

This exhibit is free to view at any time during regular operating hours, Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Thank you to the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial for their generous grant that helped us to bring Goodlettsville: A Small Town View to life!

Yet another vital trade in building America was the occupation of a cooper. A cooper was a skilled craftsman who built a...
09/30/2026

Yet another vital trade in building America was the occupation of a cooper. A cooper was a skilled craftsman who built and repaired wooden waterproof vessels or containers such as casks, barrels, tubs, butter churns, and buckets. Normally, these vessels would be fashioned from wooden staves that had to be steamed and shaped to precise dimensions. Many of these containers were used to store and ship important goods like flour, water, to***co, wh***ey, b**r, and gunpowder. It took seven years for an apprentice to learn how to be a professional cooper.

What do you use to complete your homework? A pencil? A pen? A marker? On the frontier, children in the schoolhouse would...
09/29/2026

What do you use to complete your homework? A pencil? A pen? A marker?

On the frontier, children in the schoolhouse would learn to write with the quill pen. Today, students on field trips travel back in time to the schoolhouse and practice writing with a quill pen at Mansker's Station!

Book your educational group tour at Mansker's Station & The Bowen House through the link in our bio.

Address

705 Caldwell Drive
Goodlettsville, TN
37072

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 3pm
Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Friday 8am - 3pm

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(615) 859-3678

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