![]() ![]() It is a “must visit” destination for any die-hard fan of The Andy Griffith Show. Home of the single largest collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia, this small but mighty museum features hundreds of items from Andy’s life and his career in theater, film, and music. ![]() That said, the demolition took place and a little bit of history was gone just like that.įortunately, there is already a wonderful Andy Griffith museum located in Mount Airy, NC. It was a home that Griffith had told some friends that he would have liked to have seen turned into a museum. Andy Griffith / FITZROY BARRETT/GLOBE PHOTOS INC./Image CollectĪbout a year after Griffith’s passing, his widow made the decision to demolish a small Roanoke island home that Andy had purchased in the ’50s. Some folks believe that this is because Andy, despite his public persona, was a private person in life and most likely desired to maintain his privacy in death. Griffith is buried on private property on his Roanoke island estate. A legend will always remain a legend, and Griffith is. The Andy Griffith show which made record in the history of American television gave him the biggest success in the form of fame and fortune. Over the years he earned a huge asset by working in both films and television. ![]() Since we are talking about Griffith’s burial, while you can visit the graves of Don Knotts, Frances Bavier, and even the mausoleum where Howard McNear (Floyd the Barber) lies, if you would like to visit Andy’s gravesite and pay your respects, you’re out of luck. As of 2022, The estimated net worth of Andy Grifith was 60 million. His gravesite is also private Andy Griffith / Globe Photos, inc./Image Collect ![]()
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