Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County, TN

Significance: This Italianate mansion was built circa 1861-62 for Major Ezekial Polk McNeal's bereaved wife, whose only child died in 1854. Major McNeal was a cousin of President James Knox Polk. The house was designed by a Union architect from Chicago who stayed to complete the house after the outbreak of the Civil War. The house contains some interesting interior elements.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7
Survey number: HABS TN-10
Building/structure dates: ca. 1858 Initial Construction