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- Columbia Businessman Collects Old Fords
- Maury County Is Home to Many Historic Plantations
- Historic Church Will Be Converted to Polk Presidential Hall
- Maury County Arts Guild Offers Plenty of Opportunity for Creative Expression
- Culleoka Craftsman Creates Intricate, Whimsical Figures From Peach Pits
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Maury County Is Home to Many Historic Plantations
Rippavilla Plantation is one of more than 300 historic sites in Maury County.
If you appreciate the history and beauty of antebellum homes‚ Maury County is your kind of place.
“There are more than 300 homes and historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Maury County‚” says Brenda Pierce‚ executive director of the Maury County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Often called the “Antebellum Homes Capital of Tennessee‚” Maury County is home to many famous sites‚ including the former residence of James K. Polk‚ the 11th president of the United States‚ in Columbia. Built in 1816 by Polk’s father‚ Samuel‚ the Polk Ancestral Home is furnished with personal and household items used by the former president.
Also in Columbia is the Athenaeum Rectory‚ which was built in 1835 in Moorish-Gothic architectural style and features colorful flashed glass around the front door and an original fountain on the front lawn.
Spring Hill boasts several antebellum homes‚ including Rippavilla Plantation‚ an 1852 Greek Revival antebellum home where five Confederate generals ate breakfast just before they were killed in the Battle of Franklin. It’s also home to Ferguson Hall‚ an 1854 Greek Revival house where George B. Peters‚ a local physician‚ murdered a general who was having an affair with his wife in 1863.
Rattle and Snap Plantation is another treasure. A National Historic Landmark‚ the plantation home was built in 1845 by George Washington Polk‚ cousin of president James K. Polk‚ and gets its name from the gambling game of chance by which he acquired the property.
Story by Jessica Mozo
Photo by Greg Emens
Additional Culture Articles
- Maury County and Columbia Bicentennials Inspire Reflection
- Landowners Preserve Green Space Through Conservation Easement
- Columbia Businessman Collects Old Fords
- Historic Church Will Be Converted to Polk Presidential Hall
- Maury County Arts Guild Offers Plenty of Opportunity for Creative Expression
- Culleoka Craftsman Creates Intricate, Whimsical Figures From Peach Pits
- Almanac
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