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The Hermitage, Alfred's Cabin, 4580 Rachel's Lane, Hermitage, Davidson County, TN
Summary
Significance: Alfred's Cabin is an important part of General Andrew Jackson's plantation, The Hermitage, because it is the only remaining dwelling on the property that can be directly linked to its slaves.
Recent dendrochronology studies by Dr. Henri Griss Ino-Mayer, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, show the cabin to be built of eastern red cedar logs in 1843.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N379
Survey number: HABS TN-52-C
Building/structure dates: 1843 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000722
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Hermitage, 36.19885, -86.61978
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
