Title	Tulip Grove: basement window
Creator(s)	Staff at MTSU Center for Historic Preservation
Date	1983-09
Coverage	1980-1989
Property name	Tulip Grove
Property type	House
Community Name	Hermitage, Davidson County, TN
Description	Color photograph of a basement window.
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	Brick houses Basements Windows
Subject-AAT	Basements WIndows
Subject-TGM	Basements Windows
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Slide
Extent	35 mm
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
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

Tulip Grove: basement window

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