The Harding Home is a
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at 380 Mount Vernon Avenue in
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. It was the residence of
Warren G. Harding
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, twenty-ninth
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. Harding and his future wife,
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, designed the
Queen Anne Style house in 1890, a year before their marriage. They were married there and lived there for 30 years before his election to the presidency.
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James A. Garfield
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, an earlier U.S. president from Ohio, Harding conducted his election campaign mainly from the house's expansive front porch. During the 3 month front porch campaign, over 600,000 people traveled to the Harding Home to listen to Warren speak. George Christian (Warren's next door neighbor and Press Secretary) allowed his home to be used as Republican Headquarters for the campaign. In 1920, Harding built a small bungalow-style structure behind the Christian House so newspaper reporters had workspace to type their stories.
The house is surrounded by an expansive, elaborately detailed porch. Entry to the house is through a reception hall, with a parlor on the left. A dining room and Harding's office are also in the first floor. There are four bedrooms on the second floor and a bathroom. Built-in closets are an unusual feature for the time.
Mrs. Harding bequeathed the house to the Harding Memorial Association. The
Ohio Historical Society
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now operates the home as a
historic house museum
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and a memorial. The restored house contains almost all original furnishings owned by President Harding and his wife. The adjacent press house features exhibits about the lives of President and Mrs. Harding. The collection at the Harding Home is over 5,000 original artifacts that belonged to Warren and Florence Harding.
On April 12, 2016, "Harding 2020", a collaboration between
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, the Harding Home, and
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, detailed plans to spend $7.3 million at the site to establish the
Warren G. Harding Presidential Center. Plans include restoring the home (inside and out) and its grounds to its 1920 appearance. The culmination of the work was to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Harding's election to the presidency.
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References
External links
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Harding Home websiteHarding Home- Ohio Historical Society
Ohio Historic Society website on Harding Home"Life Portrait of Warren G. Harding" from
C-SPAN's ''
American Presidents: Life Portraits'', broadcast from the Harding Home, September 20, 1999
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