American Presidents

A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits
March-December 1999
Andrew Johnson
Presidential Places

Andrew Johnson

Mordecai Historic Park

Map: Yahoo! Maps
Tip: "Can I get there from here?" Click on Driving Directions under the Yahoo! Map.

Description: Andrew Johnson was born in a small house, which was attached to Cassos Inn, where his father and mother worked. The house was bought in 1904 by the Wake County Committee of the Colonial Dames of America. The park is managed by Capital Area Preservation and is open to the public.

Address: Mordecai Historic Park; Wake Forest Road; Raleigh, NC 27601

Phone Number: (919) 834-4844

Credit: "Presidential Sites: A Directory of Places Associated with Presidents of the United States" by William G. Clotworthy

Twenty Years of Public Affairs Programming. Created by America's Cable Companies.