Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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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. |
Particulars for Polk Sisters' House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Architectural Style | Federal Style |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Owner | State |
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