Andrew Johnson Taylor Shop

The site of our 17th President's early life and work. In 1826 Johnson moved to Greeneville, married, and operated his tailor shop in a clapboard building typical of the day, often debating local, state and national political issues with friends as he cut and stitched clothing.

Andrew Johnson's

Early Home (1838-1851)

Directly across from the Tailor Shop is a two story brick house that was occupied by Johnson and his family until their purchase of a permanent home on South Main Street. Note the interesting architectural detail. 

Old Harmony Graveyard

Greeneville's earliest cemetery, dating from the 1790's. Notable persons buried here include Dr. Hezekiah Balch, Dr. Charles Coffin, Valentine Sevier, William Dickson, Mordecai Lincoln, Dr. Alexander Williams, and Blackstone McDannel. Interred here are soldiers from four of the America's wars: The American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, and both Union and Confederate soldiers from the War Between the States. 

Town Hall

Historical locations (emancipation and Civil War relevance) from 1822-1870's

Greeneville's seat of government was built on very historical ground. It was the site of Greeneville's First Presbyterian Church, as well as the home of Judge Sam Milligan, which Gen. Longstreet used as his headquarters while in Greeneville during the Civil War. On the corner stood the little building where the Quaker, Benjamin Lunday, polished the Genius of Universal Emancipation for 1822-1824.

State of Franklin's Capitol

This is a replica of the capitol of the State of Franklin when Greeneville was the seat of government, 1785-1788.

Bicentennial Park and Big Spring

The historical Big Spring, source of Richland Creek, which prompted the pioneers to settle Greeneville around 1780 and served as the major water supply of Greeneville for over 150 years. It was here that the Rev. Samuel Doak preached under the great oaks, and established Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Church.

Valentine Sevier House II, & Office

These brick structures were built by the nephew of Tennessee's first governor, John Sevier. Dating from circa 1820, this complex is an outstanding example of Federal architecture in Tennessee. The interior woodwork and wrought iron latches are particularly fine. This is presently the home of Mrs. Robert G. Brown. 

George Jones House

Built by the son-in-law of Valentine Sevier, this house dates from the 1840's. Jones was a prominent merchant and onetime mayor of Greeneville. The house was originally a four-room front with ell covered in clapboards with green shutters. 

This house has since been removed and replaced with Walter State, Niswonger Campus.

Henegar Trim House

Private Residence.

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The house dates from the period immediately after the Civil War. A traditional four-room front with ell, the original kitchen was in the basement. The two-story brick behind this home was also owned by Mr. Trim. 

Jane Maloney Fowler House

Private Residence.

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Mrs. Fowler, widow of Dr. Francis Fowler, whose wedding coat made by Andrew Johnson now hangs in the Tailor Shop, acquired this home in 1862 from the Valentine Sevier estate.  Originally a one-story cottage of batten board with stone foundation, the house was built in the 1850s.  The kitchen was in the basement with a dumbwaiter to the dining room.

Ripley House (1868)

Private Residence.

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Built by David Ripley in 1868, this brick home is a fine example of Greek Revival architecture.  The home still contains much of its original walnut woodwork.

Edmund B. Miller House (1856)

Private Residence.

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Another example of Greek Revival architecture, this home was built by Edmund Miller, who led the cavalry charge into Greeneville that resulted in the death of Gen. Morgan. Renovations have retained much of the original woodwork.

"Antrim" (no longer standing)

This restored log house with "dog trot" was built by Thomas Alexander off Buckingham Road between 1793 and 1814. It was moved to the present location in 1965. (Antrim is no longer standing.)

Harmony House (1851)

Private Residence.

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A two-story brick of late Federal construction, this house witnessed the skirmishes around Greeneville during the Civil War. Dr. W.A. Harmon, the builder, was a teacher at Rhea Academy in the 1850's, and was also a physician and lawyer.

Site of Robert Kerr's Home

First Baptist Church - Greeneville's first settler, Robert Kerr, built his log house on the site now occupied by the First Baptist Church. It served as a tavern, and sessions of the Upper House of the State of Franklin legislature were held here. The present church, founded in 1872, was built in 1984.

W.H. Doughty House (1906)

Private Residence. 

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This home is an example of the Greek Revival style, which was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States. It revived the style of ancient Greek architecture, in particular the Greek temple, with varying degrees of thoroughness and consistency.

Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Founded in 1841, this church is an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture. The church begun in 1860 on land purchased from Andrew Johnson, and during the Civil War was used as both a hospital and stable. The church was shelled by cannon balls on September 4, 1864, the day Gen. John H. Morgan was killed across the street, and the cannon ball is still bound in the brick at the front of the church. The woodwork of the cornice and steeple are notable.

St. James Episcopal Church

This white framed church designed by George M. Spencer was completed in 1850 and dedicated by Bishop James H. Otey. The congregation was formed in 1842. The interior is noted for the walnut woodwork and pews, slave gallery, and the oldest organ in the State of Tennessee. Gen. John H. Morgan hid in this church before his death on September 4, 1864.

Dickson-Williams Mansion

This home was then a showcase home of East Tennessee. It was built by William Dickson, Greeneville's first post master, for his only child, Catherine Dickson Williams, wife of Dr. Alexander Williams. During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate armies used this house as headquarters, and Gen. Burnside and Gillem of the Union Army, and Gen. John H. Morgan of the Confederate Army stayed here.

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Among the list of guests to the house included Presidents Andrew Johnson and James K Polk, and other distinguished guests like Henry Clay, Marquis de LaFayette, Mrs. Frances Hodgsen Burnette, Wade Hampton and his family were entertained here.

*Take a guided tour of the mansion Here!*

Drake-Brown House

Business Establishment.

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Built by Lewis J. Drake during the 1850s, this brick home is of the Greek Revival style.  It became the John A. Brown home after the Civil War. It is now used as a dentist's office.

Sheets Home

Private Residence.

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This house now much altered, is pre-Civil War and followed the traditional style of the four-room front and ell.

Samuel Snapp House

Private Residence.

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Very similar in style and detail to the house across the street, this house dates from the 1840s.  Irish Street takes its name from the early Scotch-Irish families who settled there.

Rumbough-Hacker House

Private Residence.

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Dating from the 1840s, this home follows a style of late Federal architecture typical of many in and around Greeneville.  A four-room front of two stories is joined by a two-room one-story ell.  The small frame house in the rear garden was originally a house for enslaved people.

Wheat Williams House

This house was originally of log construction and dates from the early nineteenth century. For many years, it was occupied by Wheat Williams, so-called because of his occupation as a wheat buyer.

McKee House and Law Office

Business establishment.

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Dating from the 1860s, the one-story frame house and brick law office were owned by the family from which McKee Street takes it name.  The brick law office was occupied by Armitage and McKee, an early legal firm of Greeneville.

Dr. J.E. Alexander Home

Dating from the post-Civil War period, this was the home of Dr. J. E. Alexander, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.  It is of Greek Revival architecture.

Andrew Johnson Home, South Main

This home was purchased by Andrew Johnson in 1851 and served as his residence until his death in 1875. During the Civil War, it was desecrated by Confederate forces because of Johnson's Union sympathies. Completely refurbished after the war, the home is filled with furniture and other memorabilia of the Johnson and Patterson families. It was owned by descendants until 1944 when the federal government purchased it and opened it as a historic site.

Greene County/Greeneville Museum, Prior Nathanael Greene Museum

A museum housing remnants of Greene County's past that celebrate the people, the land, and the culture.

"Greenwood" Clawson-McDowell-Brown Home

Private Residence.

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This two story brick residence was begun by Dr. Josiah Clawson in 1810 and added to by James P. McDowell in the late 1840s. It was occupied by the McDowell family until the Civil War and then became the residence of William R. Brown. It is an example of federal architecture, with Greek Revival influence.

Sevier-Lowry House

Private Residence.

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Dating from the 1790s, this is the oldest structure in Greeneville. Built on logs and covered with clapboards, it has witnessed a great part of the history of Greeneville. The dining room and bedroom above are paneled in heart pine, and the mantel in the drawing room is from the law office of Gen. Thomas D. Arnold. A succession of owners includes Valentine Sevier, William Dickson, William M. Lowery, Andrew Johnson, Mrs. John C. Marshall, W.H. O'Keefe, and the late occupant, Mrs. E. O. Susong.

"The Mansion House" 

1810 - originally the home of John Dickson, the mansion was the scene of a reception for President Andrew Johnson in 1835. Although once a two-story brick home with double chimneys at each end, it is now incorporated into Lancaster's Jewelers and Adams & Plucker, CPA.

Courthouse Square

The site of many memorable happenings in the town's history, including the celebrated Greeneville Union Convention of June 1861, and the funeral of President Andrew Johnson in 1875. Three notable monuments are situated there: the exedra commemorates John Sevier and Greeneville, the Capitol of the State of Franklin; the stone shaft for Gen. John H. Morgan; and the Union Soldier attests to the fact that many soldiers from Greene County served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Old Greene County Gaol

(Behind Courthouse) Originally built in 1804, the stone jail was in the middle of Depot S. near the Andrew Johnson Tailor Shop. The rear of the jail was nearly touching Richland Creekso that the creek water could be channeled to enter and flow through a "trough" in the stone floor to carry away human waste, as in Roman days. William Dickson was in charge and brought in masons and smiths to do the skilled work. The limestone rick to construct the single - story jail was cut from the creek bed below the jail site.

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In 1838 the old stone jail, in its entirety, was torn down and moved stone by stone, to the present site. (before freedom of slaves)

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In 1822 Turner and Lane erected a red brick second story to the stone jail. The present structure was finished in 1882, besides the plumbing and electrical wiring which was added later.

First Presbyterian Church

This is a beautiful example of Federal architecture dating from 1848. The congrefation is the oldest in Greene County (first called Mt. Bethel, then Harmony, and now First Presbyterian) and dates from 1780. Tradition holds that Dr. Samuel Doak preached to the pioneers at the Big Spring, and Dr. Hezekiah Balch became the first settled pastor in 1783. The walls and columns are from the 1848 building, but the steeple and other parts date from 1928, the year a disastrous fire sweep the building. 

Paul G. Rosenblatt House

Private Residence. Seasonally obscured from view.

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This home, built in 1874 by Paul G. Rosenblatt, a native of Saxony, Germany, was located on the outskirts of Greeneville when it was constructed.  The music room is painted with scenes of Europe done by Mr. Rosenblatt from his boyhood memories.  The large and artistically gifted Rosenblatt family lived and became a vital part of the musical and cultural life of the town.

"Boxwood Manor", the Joseph R. Brown-Milligan House

Private Residence. Seasonally obscured from view.

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Built in the 1850s by Joseph R. Brown, this Greek Revival house was designed and constructed by George M. Spencer, the architect of St. James Church.  It was used by the Confederates as headquarters during the Civil War and is particularly noted for the elaborate boxwood plantings from the home of Dr. James F. Broyles, Mrs. Brown’s father, on the Nolichucky River.  The circular staircase is a noteworthy feature of the interior.

"Walnut Lawn Farm"

Private Residence. Seasonally obscured from view.

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Built around 1855 by Major James G. Reaves, trustee of Rhea Academy and Sheriff of Greene County during the Civil War.  A large two-story white frame structure with green shutters, it witnessed a skirmish on the front lawn between Union and Confederate forces.  A young Kentucky soldier, known only as “Little Nellie Gray” was wounded and died in the house.

Andrew Johnson National Cemetery

This spot, picked out by President Johnson as his last resting place, was originally called Signal Hill. Surrounding the imposing monument of the 17th President are the tombs of his wife, mother, mother-in-law, and all five of his children Martha, Mary, Charles, Robert, and Andrew, Jr. (Frank), together with their children. The lower levels of the cemetery are used as burial places for United States military personnel and their wives. 

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https://www.nps.gov/places/andrew-johnson-national-cemetery.htm

Britton-Doughty House

Private Residence. Seasonally obscured from view.

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This large brick residence was built in 1860 by James Britton, distinguished Greeneville lawyer. It was sold in 1874 to Col. John H. Doughty who enlarged it, adding several rooms and the Victorian tower.  The lawn consisted of the entire block, at one time stretching to North Main Street.