At the Nashville House. photo by Bob Gustin
Andi Rogers Bartels
Now Andi and her husband Lance Bartels, a pilot for UPS and businessman, own the Nashville House and its adjacent buildings. The Nashville House was her inheritance when her father died. Antique Alley— which has space for 14 shops—as well as her parents’ home and more than 100 acres outside Nashville, were purchased by the couple at auction last year. The Bartels don’t plan major changes to their business properties, other than maintenance, upkeep and some rebuilding. The Nashville House is currently closed for remodeling as outdoor seating is added and its electrical system is updated. Those are among the largest changes planned. But businesswoman is just a part of Andi Bartels’ identity. Her first priority is her family, which includes her son Nolan, 12, and daughter Ella, 9. Her fulltime job is teaching art at Brown County High School, her lifetime dream job. She
~by Bob Gustin
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n a perfect world, Andi Bartels would sit down with her father as he was in 2000, have a long talk, and get some business advice. Her father was prominent Nashville businessman Andy Rogers, who died in 2018 at age 87. His business holdings at one time or another included the Nashville House, the Brown County Inn, The Seasons Lodge and Conference Center, The Ordinary restaurant, and about two dozen retail shops he rented to others. He also managed the Abe Martin Lodge and helped build banks in Nashville and elsewhere. When he died, the Brown County Democrat called him “the man who built the business framework for Brown County.” Andi as a child with her father Andy Rogers.
26 Our Brown County • March/April 2020
