The Browning House is a historic house in

Milan, Tennessee Milan ( ) is the largest city in Gibson County, Tennessee. It is home to the Milan Army Ammunition Plant, the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum and several historical sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gibson Co ...

. It was built in 1873, With and was the childhood home of

Gordon Browning Gordon Weaver Browning (November 22, 1889May 23, 1976) was an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939, and again from 1949 to 1953. He also served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 192 ...

, who served as the governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939. In 1941, the house was purchased by the

Milan Army Ammunition Plant Milan Army Ammunition Plant (MLAAP) was an ammunition plant of the United States Army Joint Munitions Command near Milan, Tennessee and about 23 miles (37 km) north of Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison ...

(MLAAP), and was unused until 1953, when it was restored by

Procter and Gamble The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/cons ...

(the MLAAP's operating contractor) and used as additional office space. It has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

since June 28, 1974.

References

National Register of Historic Places in Gibson County, Tennessee Houses completed in 1873 {{GibsonCountyTN-NRHP-stub