Season 2, Episode 7-Andrew Jackson and the Hermitage

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Season 2, Episode 7: Andrew Jackson and The Hermitage

Of all the controversies revolving around the 7th President, Andrew Jackson, regarding his life and presidency, one thing is not controversial: he had a great home, the Hermitage, outside of Nashville. Learn about the complex man, his period before political office, his game-changing political turn, his wife, Rachel, and his home!

Be sure to check out Andrew Jackson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Andrew Jackson and the Waxhaws“!

Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage official site.

The Hermitage and Slavery from the official website.

The Hermitage from the National Park Service.

Wrestling with Jackson from The Nashville Scene.

From My June 2017 Visit!

Heading to the Hermitage
Waiting for the Tour
Hermitage columns
In the magnolias
Back of Hermitage
Hermitage
In the gardens
Hermitage gardens
Rachel’s tomb in the gardens
Hermitage
Hermitage
A face for money

From My June 2014 Visit!

Hermitage
Hermitage
In the gardens
Looking back tot he mansion
It was so nice
At the entrance
With the Magnolias

From My March 2013 Visit!

In the Visitor Center
Walking up to the Hermitage
Heading in!
From behind
The estate from the slave quarters
In the woods behind the Hermitage
Planned garden
Tulips and Rachel’s grave
Andrew’s tablet beside his wife’s more extensive grave
Hermitage
View from the garden

From My August 2022 Visit!

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage!
The Hermitage
From the approach
The breath-taking Entrance Hall
Details on the wallpaper
From the sitting room
Sumptuous furnishings
In the sitting room
Andrew Jackson’s parlor
Entrance
Andrew Jr’s room
General and Mrs. Jackson’s bedroom
Andrew Jackson’s office
Heading upstairs
The yard from the balcony
On Andrew Jackson’s balcony
Andrew Jackson’s balcony
Guest room
The dining room
The back of the home
Back of the house: very different from the front
Andrew Jackson’s garden
In the flowers
Andrew and me!
The Hermitage (with baby trees!), from the official site.
From the Tennessee Virtual Archive.
The Hermitage First Floor Plan, from Hermitage site, with Red Bolded Lines indicating original structure plan.
Hermitage Grounds Map, from Hermitage site.
Jackson Study
Dining Room
Entrance Hall
Interior photos from Hermitage site.
Rachel and Andrew Jackson, from White House Historical Association.

Andrew Jackson’s Home, The Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage, Tennessee.

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Recommended Reading

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