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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1818/00/00 James Purcell Architect Carpenter James Purcell builds a residence for James Walker and his wife, Jane Maria Polk Walker.
1818/00/00 Jane Polk Walker Home James and Jane Walker move into their new home on land which was originally deeded to the Jane's father, Samuel Polk. Samuel Polk and James Walker were partners in one of Columbia's earliest general stores.
1818/07/19 Joseph Knox Walker Born Jane Polk Walker, wife of James Walker, gives birth to a son, Joseph Knox Walker, in Columbia, Tennessee.
1827/00/00 Nathan Vaught Carpenter Nathan Vaught, an apprentice to carpenter Purcell, works on an addition to the Walker house. Investigation indicates that is the two-story ell on the right side of the rear of the structure.

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Particulars for Polk Sisters' House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Federal Style
Historic Use Single dwelling
Owner State



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 75001770
Resource Type:
Owner: State
Architect: Purcell,James
Architectural Style: Federal
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1800-1824
Significant Year: 1818
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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