6 Homes of Former US Presidents To Visit Within a 4-Hour Drive of Cincy

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$Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States and former Civil War general, was born nearly 200 years ago in a one-room cottage 25 miles southeast of Cincinnati in a town called Point Pleasant. The house is an active museum with information about Grant as well as genuine artifacts from his life. The museum is open to the public from May to September (and by appointment year-round). Visit the home's{ }<a href="https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/us-grant-birthplace" target="_blank" title="https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/us-grant-birthplace">website</a>{ }for more information. ADDRESS: 1551 State Route 232 (45153) / Image: Allison McAdams // Published: 10.23.20$

Listed both on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark, the U.S. Grant Boyhood Home offers visitors the opportunity to learn about his formation and listen to a young Grant describe growing up in rural Ohio. / Image: Allison McAdams // Published: 10.23.20

The James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, OH is managed by Cuyahoga Valley National Park and located about 4 hours north of Cincinnati. The site offers visitors the opportunity to learn more about the Garfield story through guided tours, Ranger-led extended tours, virtual group tours, and cell phone tours for a socially distant experience. The James A. Garfield National Historic Site is open from November to April on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10 AM to 5 PM. From May to October, the site is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. ADDRESS:{ }8095 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH 44060 / Image: NPS Photo // Published: 10.23.20

The Garfield Home tours take you back in time to discover how the house looked when the president’s family walked the halls. The Garfield Home is currently closed to guided tours, while the Visitor Center and grounds remain open. / Image: NPS Photo // Published: 10.23.20

$The Visitor Center offers museum exhibits chronicling the life of the 20th U.S. president, James A. Garfield, from childhood to his time in the Oval Office. Though there are no crops or livestock anymore, visitors have the opportunity to walk the grounds and explore what remains of the Garfields' 160-acre farm. For more info, check out the home's{ }<a href="https://www.nps.gov/jaga/index.htm" target="_blank" title="https://www.nps.gov/jaga/index.htm">website</a>. / Image: NPS Photo // Published: 10.23.20$

Located in Marion, OH, just two and a half hours from Cincinnati, the former residence of Warren G. and Florence Harding has been open continuously as a museum since 1926. For the first forty years, visitors could only view four rooms of the 29th U.S. president’s home before the space was transformed into a house museum and gift shop. ADDRESS: 380 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Marion, OH 43302 / Image: Ohio History Connection // Published: 10.23.20

$The trio of sites on the property includes the Harding Home, the Harding Memorial Presidential Gravesite (pictured here) and the Warren G. Harding Presidential Library & Museum. The Warren G. Harding Presidential Library & Museum and Harding Home is open Wednesday through Sunday. Check out{ }<a href="http://www.hardinghome.org/" target="_blank" title="http://www.hardinghome.org/">HardingHome.org</a>{ }for more. / Image: Ohio History Connection // Published: 10.23.20$

The Spiegel Grove Estate houses the Rutherford B. Hayes Museum Library and 31-room mansion, alongside 25 acres of green space and the burial sites of both President and Mrs. Hayes. ADDRESS: Spiegel Grove, Fremont, OH 43420 / Image:{ }Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums // Published: 10.23.20

In 1846, Rutherford B. Hayes inherited the wooded property before spending the next 30 years drawing up plans and remodeling both interior and exterior features. Hayes loved his home and estate and particularly enjoyed the wrap-around veranda, of which he was quoted saying, “The best part of the present house is the veranda. But I would enlarge it. I want a veranda with a house attached!" / Image: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums // Published: 10.23.20

$Located in Fremont, OH (about three hours from Cincinnati), both the estate and home of the 19th U.S. president are open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays with admission rates running between $5 and $20, depending on age. Admission to the grounds of Spiegel Grove and the Hayes Presidential Library is free. Visit{ }<a href="https://www.rbhayes.org/" target="_blank" title="https://www.rbhayes.org/">RBHayes.org</a>{ }for more. / Image: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums // Published: 10.23.20$

The museum uses its 52,000+ square feet and additional resources to illustrate the lives of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes, their family, and their rich history in Ohio. In 2016, the museum went through a complete renovation that included the addition of new galleries and several interactive exhibits. / Image: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums // Published: 10.23.20

Benjamin and Caroline Harrison built their 16-room Italianate Victorian home in 1875 where the 23rd U.S. President lived until he passed in 1901, with the exception of his U.S. Senate and presidential years. The home is located just two hours west of Cincinnati in Indianapolis, Indiana’s Old Northside neighborhood. ADDRESS:{ }1230 N Delaware St, Indianapolis, IN 46202 / Image: Visit Indy // Published: 10.23.20

The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site is beautifully furnished with many of Harrison’s paintings, furniture, and other artifacts, including political memorabilia. / Image: Visit Indy // Published: 10.23.20

$HOURS: Visitors may tour the home of Indiana’s only president Monday through Saturday between 10 and 3:30 PM, and on Sundays from 12 to 3:30 PM. Tours cost $12 for adults and $7 for children. Find more about the home on its{ }<a href="https://bhpsite.org/" target="_blank" title="https://bhpsite.org/">website</a>. / Image: Visit Indy // Published: 10.23.20<br>$

The site’s largest fundraiser of the year is a croquet tournament called The Wicket World of Croquet. Proceeds from the annual event help the site share high-impact educational programs and tours with more than 17,000 children.{ }/ Image: Visit Indy // Published: 10.23.20

Situated on three acres in Mt. Auburn, the William Howard Taft National Historic Site includes a two-story Greek Revival house that was once home to William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States. ADDRESS: 2038 Auburn Ave (45219) / Image: Sherry Lachelle Photography // Published: 10.23.20

Believed to have been built in the early 1840s, it was given official historic designation in 1964 and then transferred to the National Parks Service in 1969 to become a museum (which it is today). / Image: Sherry Lachelle Photography // Published: 10.23.20

$For more information about the William Howard Taft National Historic Site, visit its{ }<a href="https://www.nps.gov/wiho/index.htm" target="_blank" title="https://www.nps.gov/wiho/index.htm">website</a>. / Image: Sherry Lachelle Photography // Published: 10.23.20$

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