Information & history on rear of piece:
Rattle and Snap Plantation was built circa 1842-1845 by George Washington Polk and his wife, Sallie Hilliard.  This Tenessee Plantation was built on land Polk inherited from his father, Revolutionary War hero, Colonel William Polk of North Carolina.  Rattle and Sanp stands as a monument to the Antebellum South with a Greek Revival facade featuring Corinthian columns.  The mansion is listed as a National Historic Landmark and is now a private home open to the public.