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Nathan Johnson was born on April 9, 1926 in [[Herington, Kansas]], as the youngest child of Ida & Brooks Johnson.[{{Cite web |date=2021 |others=City of Detroit Historic District Advisory Board |title=Nathan Johnson (April 9, 1925 – Nov. 5, 2021) |url=https://historicdetroit.org/architects/nathan-johnson |access-date= |website=Historic Detroit}}][{{Cite web |last=Piper |first=Matthew |date=2019-07-15 |title=The legacy of black architects in Detroit |url=https://detroit.curbed.com/2019/7/15/20695147/black-architects-detroit-sims-varner-charles-wright |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717002116/https://detroit.curbed.com/2019/7/15/20695147/black-architects-detroit-sims-varner-charles-wright |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2019 |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=[[Curbed Detroit]] |language=en}}][{{Cite journal |year=2025 |others=Michigan Economic Development Corporation |title=Michigan Receives Underrepresented Communities Grant to Study Prominent Detroit Architect |url=https://www.michiganbusiness.org/press-releases/2025/12/michigan-receives-grant-to-study-detroit-architect/ |format=PDF |journal=Michigan State Historic Preservation Office |location=Lansing, MI |publisher=Michigan Economic Development Corporation |]url-access=2026-03-26}} His father, Brooks, was a railroad worker.[{{Cite journal |year=2021 |others=City of Detroit City Council |title=Final Report: Proposed West Grand Boulevard African American Arts and Business Historic District |url=https://detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitmi.localhost/files/2021-11/West%20Grand%20Boulevard%20African%20American%20Arts%20and%20Business%20Historic%20District.pdf |format=PDF |journal=City of Detroit City Council Historic Designation Advisory Board |location=Detroit, MI |publisher=City of Detroit |access-date=2026-03-04}}] |
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Nathan Johnson was born on April 9, 1926 in [[Herington, Kansas]], as the youngest child of Ida & Brooks Johnson.[{{Cite web |date=2021 |others=City of Detroit Historic District Advisory Board |title=Nathan Johnson (April 9, 1925 – Nov. 5, 2021) |url=https://historicdetroit.org/architects/nathan-johnson |access-date= |website=Historic Detroit}}][{{Cite web |last=Piper |first=Matthew |date=2019-07-15 |title=The legacy of black architects in Detroit |url=https://detroit.curbed.com/2019/7/15/20695147/black-architects-detroit-sims-varner-charles-wright |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717002116/https://detroit.curbed.com/2019/7/15/20695147/black-architects-detroit-sims-varner-charles-wright |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2019 |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=[[Curbed Detroit]] |language=en}}][{{Cite journal |year=2025 |others=Michigan Economic Development Corporation |title=Michigan Receives Underrepresented Communities Grant to Study Prominent Detroit Architect |url=https://www.michiganbusiness.org/press-releases/2025/12/michigan-receives-grant-to-study-detroit-architect/ |format=PDF |journal=Michigan State Historic Preservation Office |location=Lansing, MI |publisher=Michigan Economic Development Corporation |access-date=2026-03-26}}] His father, Brooks, was a railroad worker.[{{Cite journal |year=2021 |others=City of Detroit City Council |title=Final Report: Proposed West Grand Boulevard African American Arts and Business Historic District |url=https://detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitmi.localhost/files/2021-11/West%20Grand%20Boulevard%20African%20American%20Arts%20and%20Business%20Historic%20District.pdf |format=PDF |journal=City of Detroit City Council Historic Designation Advisory Board |location=Detroit, MI |publisher=City of Detroit |access-date=2026-03-04}}] |
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Johnson attended [[Kansas State University]], where he graduated top ten in his class in 1950 with a degree in architecture.[{{Cite journal |year=2017 |others=City of Detroit City Council |title=Final Report: Stanley Hong's Mannia Café, 265 East Baltimore Avenue |url=https://detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitmi.localhost/files/2018-08/Stanley%20Final%20Report.pdf |format=PDF |journal=City of Detroit City Council Historic Designation Advisory Board |location=Detroit, MI |publisher=City of Detroit |access-date=2026-03-]36}} Johnson was in the [[United States Navy]] for 3.5 years. |
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Johnson attended [[Kansas State University]], where he graduated top ten in his class in 1950 with a degree in architecture.[{{Cite journal |year=2017 |others=City of Detroit City Council |title=Final Report: Stanley Hong's Mannia Café, 265 East Baltimore Avenue |url=https://detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitmi.localhost/files/2018-08/Stanley%20Final%20Report.pdf |format=PDF |journal=City of Detroit City Council Historic Designation Advisory Board |location=Detroit, MI |publisher=City of Detroit |access-date=2026-03-26}}] Johnson was in the [[United States Navy]] for 3.5 years. |
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