State transfers Jackson’s Hermitage to foundation

The state of Tennessee has transferred ownership of the majority of the Hermitage land U.S. President Andrew Jackson owned at the time of his death to the Andrew Jackson Foundation, the latest in a series of deals involving the historic property.

According to a release, the transaction was undertaking via a quitclaim deed involving no exchange of funds. Specifically, the state, via Gov. Bill Haslam’s signing of the documents, transferred ownership of 460 acres to Robert L. McDonald and Frances B. Spradley, regent and past regent, respectively, of the Andrew Jackson Foundation. The State Building Commission has approved the deal.