The President Gerald R. Ford Jr. House is a historic house at 514 Crown View Drive in
Alexandria, Virginia. Built in 1955, it was the home of
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
from then until his assumption of the
United States Presidency on August 9, 1974. The house is typical of middle-class housing in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington from that period.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places and declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1985 for its association with the Fords.
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Description and history
The Ford House is located in a suburban residential area of central Alexandria, on the south side of Crown View Drive near its northwestern end. It consists of a rectangular 2-story main block with a two-story eastern section that once housed a garage on the ground floor and the master bedroom above. A single-story ell extends to the rear, and a swimming pool was added by the Fords in 1961. The
Secret Service
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converted the garage into a command post when Ford became
Vice President of the United States in 1973.
The house was built in 1955 for Gerald Ford, then a member of the
United States House of Representatives from
Michigan. Ford and his family made this house their primary residence from the time of its construction until they moved into the
White House on August 19, 1974, following the resignation of President
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was t ...
. The house is representative of the period in Ford's career when he rose to become one of the nation's most influential Congressmen, and set the stage for his ascent to the Presidency.
Gallery
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See also
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President Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home, in Michigan
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List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia. There are currently 123 National Historic Landmark, National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), and 2 former NHLs.
Current landmarks
The National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) are widely distributed ...
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List of residences of presidents of the United States
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Alexandria, Virginia
References
External links
Gerald R. Ford Jr. House, one photo at Virginia DHR
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
Houses in Alexandria, Virginia
Houses completed in 1955
Gerald Ford
Presidential homes in the United States
National Register of Historic Places in Alexandria, Virginia
1955 establishments in Virginia