Tulip Grove
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| Location | Lebanon Rd, Hermitage, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°12′44.43″N 86°36′11.33″W / 36.2123417°N 86.6031472°WCoordinates: 36°12′44.43″N 86°36′11.33″W / 36.2123417°N 86.6031472°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architect | William C. Hume, Joseph Rieff |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000607[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970 |
Tulip Grove is an antebellum house built nearby the Hermitage in 1836 for Andrew Jackson Donelson, who was the nephew of Andrew Jackson.[2] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]
History
While Andrew Jackson was still President in 1834, Andrew Jackson Donelson decided to build Tulip Grove in land close-by to the Hermitage. The house was completed in 1836 with the original name of "Poplar Grove." President Martin Van Buren suggested he rename it to Tulip Grove in 1841.[3]
In 1858, Donelson sold the property to the parents of painter Mayna Treanor Avent (1868–1959), who grew up at Tulip Grove.[4] Later, it passed through successive owners until 1964 when it was acquired by the Ladies' Hermitage Association.
Architecture
Tulip Grove is representative of the antebellum Greek Revival style that was popular before the American Civil War. It consists of two main stories, a basement, and attic.
Tulip Grove Gallery
Exterior rear view
Exterior side view
Front closeup
Exterior Descriptive Signboard
Interview dining room window
Interior view of plantation office through window
Parlor
Interior stairwell
Kitchen view from dining room
Parlor fireplace
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ The Hermitage, p. 33, Published by the Ladies' Hermitage Association, 1997
- ↑ On site descriptive signage
- ↑ Tennessee Portrait Project