A Being so Gentle And Yet So Virtuous"A Being so Gentle And Yet So Virtuous"
Rachel and Andrew's Tombs
Rachel Jackson quietly... [click for more]
A Landscape Of Inequality A Landscape Of Inequality
Enslaved Life at The Hermitage
The idyllic planter's life presented to ... [click for more]
Abandonment and Preservation Abandonment and Preservation
Stories Lost, Then Found Again
In the years after Andrew Jackson's d... [click for more]
Alfred’s Cabin Alfred's Cabin
A Life of Toil
While the bold and dramatic claim center stage, history is also wri... [click for more]
Civil War at The Hermitage
Civil War at The Hermitage
A President's Home in Wartime
Although no Civil War battles were foug... [click for more]
Explore The Hermitage GroundsFrom 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 gu... [click for more]
Filed Quarter TrailThis path leads to the Field Quarter, an area that was once home to at least eighty enslaved African?Americans. A series of illustrated signs near exp... [click for more]
Growing Cotton Growing Cotton
A risky Venture
Andrew Jackson called it his farm, but in reality, The Hermitage wa... [click for more]
Land Conservation at The HermitageLand Conservation at The Hermitage
Prescribed Grazing Plan
Prescribed Grazing at the Hermitage imp... [click for more]
Property, Family, HumanityFor the Jackson family, the enslaved were property and the foundation of their wealth. The monetary value of the enslaved far exceeded the combined wo... [click for more]
The Architectural Evolution Of The Hermitage The Architectural Evolution Of The Hermitage
A Matter of Style and Substance
Like its landscape, s... [click for more]
The Belted GallowayThe Belted Galloway is an heirloom breed of beef cattle originating in the mountainous region of Galloway in southwestern Scotland. A hardy breed, the... [click for more]
The First Hermitage The First Hermitage
Worlds Apart, Side by Side
These log buildings tell a remarkable American stor... [click for more]
The Hermitage Garden The Hermitage Garden
An Ever Changing Delight
As with all living things, the Hermitage Garden cann... [click for more]
The Hermitage Landscape 1804-1821 The Hermitage Landscape
1804-1821
At a time when limited resources led to smaller dwellings, the ... [click for more]
The Hermitage Landscape The Hermitage Landscape
Frontier Farm to Cotton Plantation to Shrine
At first glance, The Hermita... [click for more]
The Hermitage Mansion The Hermitage Mansion
Symbol of Democracy?
Elegant as it is, The Hermitage Mansion is also a prim... [click for more]
The HermitageHome of Andrew Jackson (1767~1845), Major General in the Army, hero of the Battle of New Orleans, and seventh President of the United States. It was o... [click for more]
The Hunter’s Hill Farm BuildingThis log building was not part of Andrew Jackson's Hermitage. In 1929, a fire destroyed one of Jackson's original barns. To help replace it, The Ladie... [click for more]
The Jackson Family CemeteryAndrew Jackson's strong sense of family extended beyond those he embraced during his lifetime.
Reaching into the future to touch generatio... [click for more]
The Triplex The Triplex
Reclaiming the Past
Rarely do facts alone uncover the past. Scholarship, judgment, and... [click for more]
The War RoadIn 1915, The Ladies' Hermitage Association planted this double line of trees to serve as the border for a new entryway intended for visitors arriving ... [click for more]
The Work Yard The Work Yard
The World Behind the Mansion
The stately trees and park-like grounds of today's Herm... [click for more]
Tulip GroveMost of the 483 Confederate soldiers buried here were veterans who died while in the Confederate Soldiers' Home which stood about 1 mile north of here... [click for more]
