The Fillmore House, or Millard Fillmore House, is a

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at 24 Shearer Avenue in

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in Erie County, New York. Built in 1826, it was from then until 1830 the residence of the 13th

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Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853; he was the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former member of the U.S. House of Represen ...

. Moved twice and significantly altered, it is the only surviving building other than the

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associated with Fillmore's life. It was designated a

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in 1974. The house is owned by the Aurora Historical Society and has been decorated with period furnishings. As of 2022, it is open for tours by reservation only.http://www.aurorahistoricalsociety.com/pages/millard-fillmore-presidential-site Aurora Historical Society, May 21, 2022

Description and history

The Fillmore House stands on the east side of Shearer Avenue north of Main Street, west of the village center of East Aurora. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. A shed-roof porch with round columns extends across the three-bay front facade. A brick chimney rises on the right side, and a series of single-story ells, not original to the building, extend to the rear. The building is not architecturally distinguished.

built this house in 1826 on a property on Main Street. Fillmore had just married, and established a law practice with an office (no longer extant) across the road. Fillmore's son was born in this house before the Fillmores moved to Buffalo in 1830. After the Fillmore occupancy, the building had multiple owners and multiple additions made to it. In 1915, it was moved further back on its original lot to make room for a theater. At that site it was abandoned and fell into decay until 1930, when it was rescued by

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and

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. They moved the original core of the building to its current location and oversaw its restoration for use as a home at artist studio for Margaret. It was acquired by the Aurora Historical Society in 1975, and restored in appearance to the period of Fillmore's ownership.

Gallery

File:FillmoreHouse.jpg, The Fillmore House, 1976. Image:Fillmore House.jpg, Another view of the house Image:Millard Fillmore Presidential Site, East Aurora NY 2017.jpg, Millard Fillmore House 2017

References

External links

Aurora Historical Society
* "Millard Fillmore", by John T. Horton, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Adventures in Western New York History, volume II, 1960, (downloadable from http://bechsed.nylearns.org/, click on Adventures in WNY History)
"Life Portrait of Millard Fillmore"
from

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's '' American Presidents: Life Portraits'', broadcast from Fillmore House, June 11, 1999 {{National Register of Historic Places in New York National Historic Landmarks in New York (state) Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Presidential homes in the United States Museums in Erie County, New York Houses completed in 1826 Historic house museums in New York (state) Fillmore family Presidential museums in New York (state) Houses in Erie County, New York Millard Fillmore 1826 establishments in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, New York

Description and history

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