The Richard Nixon Birthplace is the birthplace and early childhood home of

Richard 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 ...

, the 37th

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. It is located on the grounds of the

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial site of Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States (1969–1974), and his wife Pat Nixon. Located in Yorba Linda, California, on land th ...

at 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard in Yorba Linda, California, and serves as a

historic house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...

. The house was built in 1912 on family ranchland; Nixon was born there the following year. He and his family stayed there until 1922, when they moved to

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. The former home was designated a

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in 1973, and a

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in 1994.

Description and history

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is located on the north side of Yorba Linda Boulevard at its junction with Eureka Avenue, west of downtown Yorba Linda. The property is dominated by the museum complex and parking lot; the Birthplace is located in a slightly secluded setting east of the main building, in a grove of trees. It is a story Craftsman-style bungalow, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. The north roof face has a broad shed-roof dormer projecting, and a gabled hood shelters the main entrance. Some of its windows feature diamond-pane sashes or panels. The house was built in 1912 from a mail-order construction kit by

Francis A. Nixon Francis Anthony Nixon (December 3, 1878 – September 4, 1956) was an American rancher, grocer, gas station owner, and the father of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Early life Nixon was born in Elk Township, Vinton County, Ohio, the son of Samuel ...

, on ranchland owned by the family. Richard Nixon was born in this house the following year, and the family remained here until 1922, when they moved to Whittier. Francis Nixon sold off portions of the property in 1922 and 1925, with the largest part going to the Yorba Linda School District for the construction of a school. The district purchased the rest of the tract in 1948, using the house as employee housing. Nixon formed a nonprofit library organization in 1968, after winning his first election as president. The school district deeded the property over to that organization in 1988. The school was torn down, and the museum established on the premises.

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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum: Richard Nixon BirthplaceRichard Nixon Foundation
* * Huell Howser
"Nixon Boyhood Home". ''California's Gold''.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nixon, Richard Birthplace Houses in Orange County, California

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