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Title	Tulip Grove: historic structure report
Creator(s)	Staff at MTSU Center for Historic Preservation
Date	1983-12
Coverage	1980-1989
Property name	Tulip Grove
Property type	House
Community Name	Hermitage, Davidson County, TN
Description	Historic structure report for Tulip Grove. This report, completed in 1983, is the final product of three months of research and on-site investigation. The work was undertaken by thirteen students, both graduate and undergraduate, to fulfill requirements of the course "Problems in Historic Preservation" at Middle Tennessee State University. The document served as a planning tool for the Ladies' Hermitage Association and as a permanent record of the structure.
Historical Notes	Located on land and east of the Hermitage, Tulip Grove is a classic example of vernacular Greek Revival architecture. Its claim to distinction is that it was built by Andrew Jackson Donelson, nephew of Andrew Jackson. Construction of the mansion began in 1834 under the supervision of its architects, Joseph Reiff and William Hume. The original classical styling includes a very solid Doric portico, columns, and decorative elements. While the original elements are intact, later owners made some cosmetic modifications that little affected the house's core. These post-1858 changes reflect the rise in Victorian tastes. After eight subsequent owners, the Ladies' Hermitage Association acquired the property in 1963. A historic structure report for Tulip Grove was prepared by historic preservation students at Middle Tennessee State University in 1983. In September 1996, the Hermitage and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation reached an agreement whereby the Center would conduct basic recordation and dating investigation of two log buildings that during the late 1960s had been relocated to an area near the Tulip Grove house parking lot. This work constituted a mitigation effort to produce appropriate documentation of the two buildings prior to their planned demolition.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Historic buildings Houses and homes Historic sites
Subject-AAT	Technical reports
Subject-TGM	Historic buildings
Type	Text
Genre	Technical report
Medium	Paper
Extent	264 p.; 8.5 x 11 in.
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

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Transcript	( Historic Structure Report Tulip Grove Hermitage, Tennessee Stephen M. Clark Linda Cornish Robyn M. Keyport Shawn M. Maxwell Prepared by Cynthia P. Thomas D. Simmons Margaret Slater Jane Stephens Phillip L. Walker White A Public Service Research Project of the Historic Preservation Program Department of History Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee December, 1983

Tulip Grove: historic structure report

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Tulip Grove: historic structure report

Tulip Grove: historic structure report