Andrew Johnson Homestead

Andrew Johnson's last home in Greeneville was purchased by Congressman Andrew Johnson from James Brannan in September 1851 as a house and half-acre lot. Built directly upon the street in Northern Irish fashion, it originally consisted of a two-story front and a one-story ell. In 1868-69, a second story was added to the ell in preparation for the retiring President's return to Greeneville. The house combines characteristics of the fashionable Greek Revival period with the older Federal style that remained popular in East Tennessee in the 1840's. Its facade shows the strict symmetry of traditional Federal design, with reeded wooden lintels above the windows flanked by bull's eye corner blocks, simple window frames adorned with louvered shutters, and a Greek Revival doorway framed by pilasters supporting a flat entablature and bordered by small side lights. Other Greek Revival features include the brick cornice with dentils and the transom. Restored in 1956-57, the house appears as it did during the last years of the former President's life.

Greeneville, Tennessee · United States