Built 1836 Opened 1836 Added to NRHP 26 February 1970 | NRHP Reference # 70000607 Area 4 ha | |
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Location Lebanon Rd, Hermitage, Tennessee Architectural style Greek Revival architecture Similar The Hermitage, Travellers Rest, Belmont Mansion, Belle Meade Plantation, Tennessee State Capitol | ||
Tulip grove
Tulip Grove is an antebellum house built nearby the Hermitage in 1836 for Andrew Jackson Donelson, who was the nephew of Andrew Jackson. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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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.
In 1858, Donelson sold the property to the parents of painter Mayna Treanor Avent (1868–1959), who grew up at Tulip Grove. 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.