Hermitage in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Explore The Hermitage Grounds
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 25, 2010
1. Explore The Hermitage Grounds Marker
Inscription.
Explore The Hermitage Grounds. . From this point, you have many tour options inviting you to think about another time here at this 1120–acre National Historic Landmark. Use the map to guide you to any of the many points of interest you’ll find throughout Andrew Jackson’s plantation. Visit the President’s tomb, the Jackson Family Cemetery, the First Hermitage, the Hermitage Church, and many sites that tell the stories of those enslaved at The Hermitage. Stroll the mansion grounds, or hike our 1.5-mile nature trail., Do not forget to pick up a Beyond the Mansion brochure located in the box outside the backyard fence. And do take advantage of our informational signs that set the scene for each point of interest at The Hermitage.
From this point, you have many tour options inviting you to think about another time here at this 1120–acre National Historic Landmark. Use the map to guide you to any of the many points of interest you’ll find throughout Andrew Jackson’s plantation. Visit the President’s tomb, the Jackson Family Cemetery, the First Hermitage, the Hermitage Church, and many sites that tell the stories of those enslaved at The Hermitage. Stroll the mansion grounds, or hike our 1.5-mile nature trail.
Do not forget to pick up a Beyond the Mansion brochure located in the box outside the backyard fence. And do take advantage of our informational signs that set the scene for each point of interest at The Hermitage.
Location. 36° 12.908′ N, 86° 36.777′ W. Marker is in Hermitage, Tennessee, in Davidson County. Marker can be reached from Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road. This marker is located near the stairs leading up to the backside of mansion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4580 Rachels Lane, Hermitage TN 37076, United States of America. Touch for directions.
One of three living areas for the enslaved workers of The Hermitage.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 25, 2010
5. The First Hermitage
Visit the log farmhouse that was two stories when Rachel and Andrew Jackson lived in it from 1804 to 1821. After they built the brick Hermitage mansion, their log farmhouse became housing for the enslaved and it was reduced to one story.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 25, 2010
6. Hermitage Church:
This simple church was built by Andrew Jackson and his neighbors as a place to worship for the surrounding community.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 25, 2010
7. Nature Trail:
A 1.5 miles journey through a tranquil Tennessee environment. One of the largest preserved parcels of undeveloped land in metropolitan Nashville. The Hermitage is a certified Tennessee Arboretum.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 25, 2010
8. Tulip Grove:
The Greek revival home of Andrew Jackson’s ward and protégé, Andrew Jackson Donelson.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 753 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on July 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on February 9, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.