Tulip Grove

Tulip Grove is an antebellum house built 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]

Tulip Grove
LocationLebanon Rd, Hermitage, Tennessee
Coordinates36°12′44.43″N 86°36′11.33″W
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1836
ArchitectWilliam C. Hume, Joseph Rieff
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.70000607[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1970

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.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. The Hermitage, p. 33, Published by the Ladies' Hermitage Association, 1997
  3. On site descriptive signage
  4. Tennessee Portrait Project
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