The Hermitage is a plantation located 12 miles east of downtown Nashville. The plantation was owned by Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, from 1804 until his death at The Hermitage in 1845. Jackson only lived at the property occasionally until he retired from public life in 1837.

The original Hermitage mansion, a two-story brick building in the Federal style, was built between 1819 and 1821. The structure was remodeled in 1831 and a Palladian facade was added. In 1834, fire seriously damaged much of the building. The current Greek Revival structure was completed in 1836.

In 1889, the Hermitage was opened to the public as a museum, both of Jackson's life and the antebellum South in general. Each year, the home receives more than a quarter million visitors, making it the 4th most visited presidential residence in the country (after the White House, Mount Vernon, and Monticello).

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#10yearsago Living in CA at the height of personal spiritual hermitage & one pointed focus while also studying the major fields of knowledge
monadlux (monadlux) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:29:43 -0000
#10yearsago Living in CA at the height of personal spiritual hermitage & one pointed focus while also studying the major fields of knowledge
@Doris_Egan All your photos are reminding me of my own trip to St. Petersburg, making me long to return. The Hermitage was extraordinary.
mae_vaughan (Mae Vaughan) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:02:39 -0000
@Doris_Egan All your photos are reminding me of my own trip to St. Petersburg, making me long to return. The Hermitage was extraordinary.
To all our supporters, friends and fellows, a very happy new year from the Hermitage http://bit.ly/8RmaNk
HermitageArts (HermitageArtists) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:41:53 -0000
To all our supporters, friends and fellows, a very happy new year from the Hermitage http://bit.ly/8RmaNk
Back in Nashville for NYE, hitting up the Hermitage- FINALLY. The home of The American Lion.
laurenstjane (lauren St. Jane) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:46:09 -0000
Back in Nashville for NYE, hitting up the Hermitage- FINALLY. The home of The American Lion.
RT @mkhammer: "The Hermitage receives no ongoing funding from state or federal gov't." // Donate money STAT!
brandonkiser (Brandon Kiser) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:34:35 -0000
RT @mkhammer: "The Hermitage receives no ongoing funding from state or federal gov't." // Donate money STAT!
Visited Andrew Jackson's home yesterday. Best donation pitch evah? "The Hermitage receives no ongoing funding from state or federal gov't."
mkhammer (Mary Katharine Ham) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:32:58 -0000
Visited Andrew Jackson's home yesterday. Best donation pitch evah? "The Hermitage receives no ongoing funding from state or federal gov't."

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