The Andrew Jackson Centre, also known as theAndrew Jackson Cottage, is the ancestral home ofAndrew Jackson, 7th President of theUnited States. It is located in the village ofBoneybefore inCounty Antrim,Northern Ireland.
The centre consists of a refurbished traditional thatched Ulster–Scots farmhouse, which is known to have been built in the 1750s and was home to Andrew Jackson's parents shortly before they emigrated toSouth Carolina in the United States.[1] The interior of the farmhouse is effectively a small museum, consisting of original rooms decorated in the style of that period and featuring an extensive display on the life of Andrew Jackson.
The cottage's grounds feature the US Rangers Centre, which pays homage to the soldiers of theFirst Battalions of the elite US Rangers, which was first "activated" in the townCarrickfergus in 1942.[1]
TheCarrickfergus Borough Council made efforts to make the centre more accessible to tourists. These include the installation of new information plaques in the recent standardised style of those found elsewhere in Carrickfergus, as well as the installation of roadsigns that more clearly show its location. These changes were put in place in an attempt to promote the town's historicalUlster-Scots connection to the United States, a connection that many locals take a great deal of pride in. The Carrickfergus Borough Council was consolidated in 2015 into theMid and East Antrim Borough Council, who have since opened the cottage five days a week for public visits.
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