Andrew Johnson

Who is Andrew Johnson?

Andrew Johnson was an American architect and builder.

He designed 61 "documented or attributed" buildings in Panola County, Mississippi and 16 more in North Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas, and is believed to have built more.

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

He was born in Sweden and trained at Uppsala University where he received an award from the king, for his design winning a contest. He used the prize money to emigrate to America, where his building career lasted from 1870 to 1910.

He was associated with English-trained architect James B. Cook of Memphis. Johnson served as contractor building the Second Empire style Panola County Courthouse that Cook designed and was built in 1873, and as contractor on at least two other buildings. Johnson and Cook collaborated in at least two further buildings.

Works include:

⁕Col. Chap Anderson House, 402 N. Jackson St. Kosciusko, MS, NRHP-listed

⁕Ballentine-Bryant House, 506 Butler St. Sardis, MS, NRHP-listed

⁕Ballentine-Seay House, Pocahontas St. Sardis, MS, NRHP-listed

⁕Byhalia Historic District, Roughly, along Church, Chulahoma and Senter Sts. Byhalia, MS, NRHP-listed