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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Lebanon Rd, Hermitage, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°12′44.43″N 86°36′11.33″W
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1836
Architect	William C. Hume, Joseph Rieff
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	70000607[1]
Added to NRHP	February 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.

Tulip Grove Gallery

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  Exterior rear view
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  Exterior side view
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  Front closeup
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  Exterior Descriptive Signboard
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  Interview dining room window
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  Interior view of plantation office through window
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  Parlor
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  Interior stairwell
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  Kitchen view from dining room
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  Parlor fireplace

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