Bath Springs in Decatur County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. B.M. Brooks House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2019

1. Dr. B.M. Brooks House Marker

Inscription.
The National Register

Tennessee
Historical Commission
Dr. B.M. Brooks House
Built c. 1899

of Historic Places

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 35° 26.36′ N, 88° 5.367′ W. Marker is in Bath Springs, Tennessee, in Decatur County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Route 69/114 and Bath Springs Church Lane, on the left when traveling west on Tennessee Route 69/114. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bath Springs TN 38311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Dunbar Store (approx. 3.4 miles away); In Honor of Our United States Military (approx. 4.1 miles away); Hughes House (approx. 6.4 miles away); Clifton Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Forrest Crosses Tennessee River (approx. 6.4 miles away); Here the Command of Bedford Forrest Crossed the River (approx. 6.4 miles away); Clifton (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Stribling House Museum (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bath Springs.

Regarding Dr. B.M. Brooks House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

… the house is significant for its association with Dr. Brooks, a well-known physician in Decatur County, Tennessee for thirty-six years. From the time Dr. Brooks moved into the house in 1900 until his death in 1929, the building served as his office, clinic, and pharmacy. He ministered to hundreds of families within Decatur, Wayne and Perry counties and was one person on whom the community frequently depended. Brooks graduated from the Memphis Hospital Medical College in March of 1893 and began his medical practice at a time when physicians were
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 2, 2023

2. Dr. B.M. Brooks House Marker
called upon to take care of the sick, act as dentists, and dispense drugs. … The medicines and instruments he carried with him for fighting death and disease fit easily into two small saddlebags slung across the back of his horse. Dr. Brooks made the rounds of his patients for thirty-one years before consenting to buy a car in 1924. Even then he was forced to use a horse when muddy roads made it impossible to take his Ford Model T touring car on rounds.

Also see . . .
1. Dr. Beauregard Martin Brooks House. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the property, which was listed in 1992. (National Park Service) (Submitted on April 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Dr. B.M. Brooks. Short biography of the physician, excerpted from The History of Decatur County Past and Present by Lillye Younger. (TNGenWeb) (Submitted on April 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 663 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.