In last weekâs column, I wrote about a couple of presidential museums in the Midwest that I had been very excited to visit. This week I want to write about some homes I have visited that were inhabited by presidents.
As a fan of history and architecture, Iâve always jumped on an opportunity to tour a historically-significant home or mansion. There are many in the Midwest that are worth the admission price and the hour or so for a guided tour. Some of them happen to be homes that once belonged to men who served at president.
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, Indianapolis
Feb 1, 2021 / 08:37 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)– The
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site has a new exhibit highlighting the night he won the nomination to become Indiana’s first U.S. president.
It’s called
“The Night Indianapolis Roared.” It features a gallery that captures some of the moments of June 25, 1888, the night Harrison won the Republican Party’s nomination to become first president of the United States from Indiana.
The new exhibit is part of the New Century Curator Initiative, a partnership between the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site and IUPUI’s Museum Studies program. It offers an opportunity for students in Museum Studies to assist in developing an exhibit for the presidential site.
Dec 18, 2020 / 04:30 PM EST
See the home of Indiana’s only First Family in its holiday splendor and discover past Christmas traditions! Jennifer Capps, VP of Curatorship at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Benjamin Harrison Holidays, tells us more:
Beginning the day after Thanksgiving, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site mansion will be decorated for Christmas and will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; noon to 3:30 p.m. Sundays.
LIVE! Family Christmas
Saturday, December 05, 202010:00 am- 2:00 pm EST
Bring your family for a festive Christmas tour of the Harrison family home. The year is 1888 and President Harrison, his Ohio family, and the household staff will be home for the holidays. Excited for Christmas Day, they will be wrapping presents, chatting about the upcoming move to Washington, whether or not there will be a Christmas tree in the White House, and personally offering their good wishes to you and yours for the holidays