Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
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Type | Presidential museum |
Visitors | 35,000[1] |
Director | Charles Hyde (President & CEO) |
Curator | Jennifer Capps |
Owner | Arthur Jordan Foundation |
Public transit access | 4, 5 |
Website | bhpsite |
The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, previously known as the Benjamin Harrison Home, is the former home of the 23rd
History
Benjamin Harrison arrived in Indianapolis in 1854 in order to begin a career as a lawyer. In 1867, following his service in the military, he bought a double lot from an auction, on what was then the outskirts of town, on North Delaware Street, just north of present-day
After Benjamin Harrison's death, his widow
Structure
Benjamin Harrison Home | |
Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Coordinates | 39°47′2.7″N 86°9′15.7″W / 39.784083°N 86.154361°W |
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Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1874 |
Architect | Herman T. Brandt |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Visitation | 25,303 (2009 [7]) |
Part of | Old Northside Historic District (ID78000049) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000010 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[6] |
Designated NHL | January 29, 1964[8] |
Designated CP | March 24, 1978 |
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Senator from Indiana
23rd President of the United States
Presidential campaigns
Post-presidency
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The
Today
Presently, the house is open for tours throughout the week. Ten of the sixteen rooms are open for visitors, all decorated in the Victorian style typical of Benjamin Harrison's time at the residence. 75% of the 3,700 pieces of memorabilia actually belonged to Benjamin Harrison and his family, and the books in the museum number 2,440. Besides archives regarding Benjamin Harrison, the house also features archives of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The front parlor is set to look as it did when Benjamin Harrison brought his new bride to the house.[4][5][9]
Since the May 2015 mayoral and city council primary elections, the house has served as an Indianapolis/Marion County polling station, and is one of only two presidential memorials (besides the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library) to serve this function.[10]
See also
- List of residences of presidents of the United States
- List of attractions and events in Indianapolis
- Presidential memorials in the United States
References
- ^ a b c d Zeigler, Connie J.; Capps, Jennifer (2021) [1994]. "Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site". Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indianapolis Public Library. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Mendinghall, Joseph Scott (April 13, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Benjamin Harrison Home". National Park Service. and Accompanying eight photos from 1975
- ^ a b c Bodenhamer, David. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana University Press, 1994) pg.318
- ^ a b National Park Service – The Presidents (Benjamin Harrison Home) Archived 2008-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d President Benjamin Harrison Home, Indianapolis, Indiana
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "2009 Annual Report: A Publication of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site" (PDF). Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Harrison, Benjamin, Home". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ PBHH.org
- ^ Harrison home as polling site sets national example, The Indiana Lawyer, Nov. 5, 2019
External links
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Website
- National Park Service site on the Benjamin Harrison Home
- "Life Portrait of Benjamin Harrison", from C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits, broadcast from the Benjamin Harrison Home, August 20, 1999