Presidential Places: The James K. Polk Ancestral Home
The James K. Polk Ancestral Home, also known as James K. Polk House, is a national historic site that remembers James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States. The home is located at 301 West 7th St., Columbia, Tennessee. It was built by Polk's father Samuel in 1816. It is a federal style brick home that was constructed while James was at the University of North Carolina.
This historic residence is open to the public and displays original items from President Polk's life. The home is now owned by the State of Tennessee through the Tennessee Historical Commission. The site was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1961. It is operated by the James K. Polk Association. I visited this location in August of 2007. I spend an enjoyable day with a friend of mine from Mobile, Alabama. I drove from Pensacola Beach, Florida, to Mobile, across the state of Alabama, to Columbia, Tennessee (which is in the south part of the state). Behind the cut are some of the pictures I took that day.
1. Just in case you were wondering whose house you were in...
2-3. In the front is a museum with a display about Polk's Presidency.
4-5. Two portraits of a younger James K. Polk
6. A chair that Polk used to sit in and read.
7. One of the great man's work desks.
8-10. In some of the rooms, portraits of an older Sarah Polk.
11. Here's the younger Sarah Polk.
12. A fountain out back, moved from one of Polk's other homes which was demolished.
Here is more information about this location:
Website: http://www.jameskpolk.com/
Location: 301 West 7th St., Columbia, Tennessee
Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday April through October- 9:00-5:00; November through March-9:00-4:00 Sunday year round-1:00-5:00
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/President-James-K-Polk-Ancestral-Home/369069671325
This historic residence is open to the public and displays original items from President Polk's life. The home is now owned by the State of Tennessee through the Tennessee Historical Commission. The site was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1961. It is operated by the James K. Polk Association. I visited this location in August of 2007. I spend an enjoyable day with a friend of mine from Mobile, Alabama. I drove from Pensacola Beach, Florida, to Mobile, across the state of Alabama, to Columbia, Tennessee (which is in the south part of the state). Behind the cut are some of the pictures I took that day.
1. Just in case you were wondering whose house you were in...
2-3. In the front is a museum with a display about Polk's Presidency.
4-5. Two portraits of a younger James K. Polk
6. A chair that Polk used to sit in and read.
7. One of the great man's work desks.
8-10. In some of the rooms, portraits of an older Sarah Polk.
11. Here's the younger Sarah Polk.
12. A fountain out back, moved from one of Polk's other homes which was demolished.
Here is more information about this location:
Website: http://www.jameskpolk.com/
Location: 301 West 7th St., Columbia, Tennessee
Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday April through October- 9:00-5:00; November through March-9:00-4:00 Sunday year round-1:00-5:00
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/President-James-K-Polk-Ancestral-Home/369069671325