The Polk Sisters' House is a historic house in Columbia,

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, that was the home of two sisters of

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James K. Polk James Knox Polk (; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of Jacksonian democracy and ...

History

The Polk Sisters' House was built in 1818 by Samuel Polk for his oldest daughter Jane Maria Polk Walker, she lived in the home until her eleventh child. Rally Hill would then be constructed for her family. Ophelia Polk Hayes would move into the home after her older sister moved. Ophelia Polk Hayes was born September, 6 1812 in Maury County, and marrie
Dr. John B. Hayes
on September, 25 1829 in Columbia, TN. She died on April 18, 1850. The Hays/Hayes family has lived in middle Tennessee since moving from Virginia (following the Revolutionary War). The Polk Sisters' House is next door to the

James K. Polk Home The President James K. Polk Home & Museum is the presidential museum for the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk (1795–1849), and is located at 301 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee. Built in 1816, it is the only surviving ...

and houses its visitors' center, museum room, and gift shop.

References

Tennessee Portrait Project Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Houses in Columbia, Tennessee Federal architecture in Tennessee Houses completed in 1818 National Register of Historic Places in Maury County, Tennessee {{MauryCountyTN-NRHP-stub