When people think about visiting presidential places, it’s easy to get caught up in visiting Washington, D.C. However, there are a couple of presidential sights in Nashville people can visit. Andrew Jackson and The Hermitage Andrew Jackson, who served as the seventh president from 1829 to 1837, is the most famous presidential resident of Nashville. He moved to Nashville in 1788 following his appointment as a prosecutor in the Western District of North Carolina. Tennessee did not become a state until 1796, and was a part of North Carolina up until that time. Jackson eventually married Rachel Donelson in 1794, and purchased the plantation that would become known as The…
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Andrew Jackson Burial Place in Nashville, Tenn.
Andrew Jackson purchased over 400 acres east of Nashville in 1804. He and his wife Rachel lived on the property in a log cabin until 1821 when a Federal-style mansion was built on the property. Following a chimney fire that severely damaged the structure in 1834, Jackson ordered the construction of a new Greek Revival building on the original mansion’s foundation. The Greek Revival structure was completed in 1836, and was home to the Jacksons until both of their deaths. Following two election cycles of vicious personal attacks, Rachel died on Dec. 22, 1828. She was buried in a small family cemetery at The Hermitage. Following his departure from the…
