Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Additional Documentation)
National Register of Historic Places

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Additional Documentation)

Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
66000073

About this property

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee, maintained by the National Park Service. It was established to honor Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. The site includes two of Johnson's homes, his tailor shop, and his grave site within the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery. The cemetery also includes the interments of Johnson's wife, Eliza McCardle Johnson, and son Colonel Robert Johnson. David T. Patterson, a United States Senator from Tennessee, and his son Andrew J. Patterson, who was instrumental in securing historic designation for the Greeneville properties associated with Andrew Johnson, were among others buried in the cemetery. The site was authorized by Congress as a U.S. National Monument in 1935, established on April 27, 1942, and redesignated a National Historic Site on December 11, 1963.

Location

Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee
36.15950, -82.83408

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTSOCIAL HISTORYLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

Greeneville Raid on Morgan
1864Civil War
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When was Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

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Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Additional Documentation) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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