The Hermitage | |
&sq=Apple&lang=en&file=File:The_Hermitage_by_Jim_Bowen.jpg) Front of the mansion in 2007 | |
 Interactive map showing Hermitage’s location | |
| Location | 4580 Rachel's Ln Hermitage, TN 37076 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°12′53.9″N 86°36′46.7″W / 36.214972°N 86.612972°W |
| Area | 1,120 acres (450 ha)[1] |
| Built | 1835 (current form) |
| Architect | Joseph Reiff and William C. Hume |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000722 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 19, 1960[2] |
The Hermitage is a historical museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville. The 1,000-acre (400 ha)+ site was owned by Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, from 1804 until his death at the Hermitage in 1845. It also serves as his final resting place.[3] Jackson lived at the property intermittently until he retired from public life in 1837.
Enslaved men, women, and children, numbering nine at the plantation's purchase in 1804[4] and 110 at Jackson's death,[5] worked at the Hermitage and were principally involved in growing cotton, its major cash crop. It is a National Historic Landmark.
- ^ Williams, William (October 28, 2014). "'Presidential sites are extremely meaningful places'". Nashville Post. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks Program - The Hermitage". National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- ^ "Andrew Jackson's Enslaved Laborers". Hermitage. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Slavery: Understanding the Other Families at the Hermitage". The Hermitage. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ Galle, Jillian E.; Young, Amy L. (2004). Engendering African American Archaeology: A Southern Perspective. Univ. of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-1-57233-277-5.
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