Site of Andrew Jackson's Law Office - Nashville, Tennessee
Posted by: BruceS
N 36° 09.926 W 086° 46.781
16S E 519815 N 4002320
Location where Andrew Jackson who later became President of the United States had an office in the 1790s in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMGHTX
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2013
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The SITE OF ANDREW JACKSON'S LAW OFFICE, 333 Union St., from 1789 to 1796, occupied by a drugstore. - Tennessee: A Guide to the State, Nashville section , pg. 191.
The site is now an office building with store front on the first floor. There is a historical marker at the site gives its history as the location of the Jackson Law Office.
Text of marker:
Jackson's Law Office
Andrew Jackson settled in Nashville in 1788 and served as Atty. Gen until 1796. Lawyer John Overton owned a building here (1791-96) and shared office space with his friend Jackson. Jackson was Tennessee's first Rep. to Congress (1796) and state Superior Court judge (1798-1804). He led U.S. troops to victory at the 1815 Battle of New Orleans and was elected President in 1828.