Rally Hill
National Register of Historic Places

Rally Hill

Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
Listed
August 15, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
84003638

About this property

Rally Hill is a historic mansion in Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 16, 1984. The house was built c. 1848 for James Walker, President James K. Polk's brother-in-law. Walker was the publisher of The Western Chronicle, a Columbia newspaper, and chancellor of Maury County. Walker lived in the house with his wife, née Jane Maria Polk, and their three sons, including Lucius M. Walker, who served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. From 1900 to 1912, the house belonged to William M. Biddle, a physician who served as the mayor of Columbia. It is a two-and-a-half-story house and claimed to be designed in a transitional style between Federal and Greek Revival architectural styles by late 20th century sources. However, what remains of the original house bares no indication of Greek Revival influences; the house, with a plain brick facade, large pocket doors, and simple interior trim work, is strictly federal in appearance. Rally Hill was partitioned into apartments then cheaply retrofitted for commercial use. A proper renovation that restored the home to its original federal appearance was completed in 2022.

Location

319 W. 8th St.
Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
35.61337, -87.03898

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Rally Hill listed on the National Register?

Rally Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Rally Hill?

Rally Hill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rally Hill is recorded as the civil_war era.

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