Tennessee's building at the Fair stood near the Trail, not far from the
geographical center of the grounds, with the Boer Ware exhibit at the west,
and buildings of Idaho, Virginia
and Georgia for near neighbors. Theses state
buildings, with the California and Illinois buildings close at had, formed a group of important
structures that was easily overlooked because of their isolation from the
larger group of buildings on the Plateau of States.
The Tennessee State Building was a fine example of Colonial architecture,
adapted from the "Hermitage,"
the historic home of President
Andrew Jackson, near Nashville. One of the interesting features of the
house was the replica of the room in which General Jackson died, in 1845.
There was preserved relics of the seventh President. The building was 104
by 61 feet in size, and cost about $18,000. In addition to the display made
by the State in her own home, Tennessee had brought to the fair an abundant
showing of her resources, and was creditably represented in the Palace of Mines.
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