tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post6766525604573294130..comments2024-02-20T05:13:40.565-05:00Comments on The Maiden's Court: Virtual Tour of the James K. Polk Ancestral HomeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-44746535059071847442013-10-06T12:03:45.996-04:002013-10-06T12:03:45.996-04:00Very cool! It is amazing how people (myself inclu...Very cool! It is amazing how people (myself included) either don't know the history that they have so close by or never make it to visiting them. I live withing an hour of the Adams Family Homestead - and I have been trying to get there for 2 years but keep missing it (probably closed right now due to the Govt Shutdown). I would love to visit the Hermitage. We are hoping to maybe take a vacation to Nashville in 2015 for Country Music Fest and at the same time visit some other sites while there - both the Polk Museum and Hermitage will be on my list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-74866734327866547652013-09-06T00:59:01.182-04:002013-09-06T00:59:01.182-04:00Me again! I was mistaken. It was built pre-1800s, ...Me again! I was mistaken. It was built pre-1800s, in 1790! Here's a blurb on it (the guy died while we were still living in the neighborhood):<br /><br />McCampbell House, 305 Kent Road, Donelson. A two-story, brick Federal-style home built around 1790 by the Hall brothers, this home is<br />one of the few remaining pre-1800 residences in Davidson County.<br />The McCampbell family acquired the estate in the 1840s. Since the mid-20th century, most of the grounds have subdivided and developed. The<br />owner recently passed away and willed the vacant house to the State of Tennessee for potential use by the State Museum.<br /><br />I'm trying to find you a link with a good picture of it.<br /><br />Here you go! This is a video (YouTube) of Peggy Snow painting it. I actually drove by a couple of times and saw her painting!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpeykIvN7LU<br /><br />There are some great images of the house in this video. Wow!<br /><br />I may have to do an article about the house on my history blog. Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-45750340470679544712013-09-06T00:43:52.320-04:002013-09-06T00:43:52.320-04:00Can you believe I've lived in Tennessee for 22...Can you believe I've lived in Tennessee for 22 years and have never been there? In my defense, I have been to Andrew Jackson's The Hermitage (I love it!) a few times and I've been to Traveler's Rest a couple of times. But I really need to get to more of these old homes. We have a wealth of them in Tennessee. A little tidbit for you...when I still owned my house, there was a house on my street that was built in the late 1800s. The style of the house was much like that of the Polk ancestral home, except the door was in the middle and the house was (is) in a state of disrepair. It is an historical landmark, but they can't really make it a museum due to its being in a neighborhood so parking would be an issue. I wish I was rich because I would buy it and renovate it. It's so gorgeous, even in the state it's in. If they ever tear it down, I'm going to be VERY mad!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. It serves as a reminder that I need to take the boys to visit these historical landmarks that are almost in my backyard. ;O)Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com