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Sunday, July 6, 2025

SUNDAY REVIEW / COMPLETE GUIDE TO U.S. PRESIDENT'S LIBRARIES, HISTORIC SITES & HOMES

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, completed on October 20, 1979, is a poignant tribute to the 35th President of the United States, embodying both the aspirations of a nation and the innovative spirit of its architect, I.M. Pei.  

Created and Updated by PillartoPost.org online daily magazine: Memorial Day 2025 

George Washington – Mount Vernon Address: 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA 22121 Website: mountvernon.org Hours: Open daily; April–October: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; November–March: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. History: Washington’s plantation estate and final resting place, preserved by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association since 1858 

John Adams & John Quincy Adams – Adams National Historical Park Address: 1250 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169 Website: nps.gov/adam Hours: Visitor Center open Monday–Friday, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; historic homes open seasonally History: Includes the birthplaces and family estate of the 2nd and 6th presidents 

Thomas Jefferson – Monticello Address: 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Website: monticello.org Hours: Open daily; hours vary seasonally History: Jefferson’s self-designed mountaintop home, a UNESCO World Heritage Site 

James Madison – Montpelier Address: 11350 Constitution Highway, Montpelier Station, VA 22957 Website: montpelier.org Hours: Thursday–Monday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. History: Home of the "Father of the Constitution" 

James Monroe – Highland Address: 2050 James Monroe Parkway, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Website: highland.org Hours: Open daily, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. History: Monroe’s estate adjacent to Monticello 

John Quincy Adams (See John Adams above) 

Andrew Jackson – The Hermitage Address: 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Nashville, TN 37076 Website: thehermitage.com Hours: Open daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Jackson’s plantation home 

Martin Van Buren – Lindenwald Address: 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, NY 12106 Website: nps.gov/mava Hours: Visitor Center open daily, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; house tours Thursday–Monday History: Van Buren’s retirement home 

William Henry Harrison – Grouseland Address: 3 West Scott Street, Vincennes, IN 47591 Website: grouseland.org Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. History: Harrison’s gubernatorial mansion 

John Tyler – Sherwood Forest Plantation Address: 14501 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City, VA 23030 Website: sherwoodforest.org Hours: Grounds open daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; house tours by appointment History: Tyler’s plantation home 

James K. Polk – Polk Home and Museum Address: 301 West 7th Street, Columbia, TN 38401 Website: jameskpolk.com Hours: Monday–Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Polk’s only surviving residence 

Zachary Taylor – Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Address: 4701 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40207 Website: cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ZacharyTaylor.asp Hours: Office open Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. History: Final resting place of the 12th president 

Millard Fillmore – Forest Lawn Cemetery & Buffalo History Museum
Address: 1411 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209 (grave); 1 Museum Court, Buffalo, NY 14216 (museum)
Website: forest-lawn.com / buffalohistory.org
Hours: Cemetery open daily; museum hours vary
History: Fillmore’s final resting place is at Forest Lawn Cemetery; exhibits and artifacts are housed at the nearby Buffalo History Museum

Franklin Pierce – The Pierce Manse Address: 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane, Concord, NH 03301 Website: piercemanse.org Hours: Thursday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (May–October) History: Pierce’s pre-presidency home 

James Buchanan – Wheatland Address: 1120 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603 Website: lancasterhistory.org Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. History: Buchanan’s home and burial site, preserved as a historical museum by LancasterHistory 

Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site 1500 Monument Avenue [Oak Ridge Cemetery] Website: http://historicspringfield.dnr.illnois.gov Hours: 9 am to 5pm daily. Free admission History: Resting place of the 16th president of the United States 

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum & Library 212 N 6th Street Springfield, Illinois Website: https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/ Hours: 9 am to 5 pm daily History: State run entry fee to museum. 

Abraham Lincoln – Lincoln Home National Historic Site Address: 426 South 7th Street, Springfield, IL 62701 Website: nps.gov/liho Hours: Visitor Center open daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Lincoln’s only owned home 

Andrew Johnson – Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Address: 121 Monument Avenue, Greeneville, TN 37743 Website: nps.gov/anjo Hours: Visitor Center open daily; Homestead tours at 10:00 & 11:00 a.m., 2:00 & 3:00 p.m. History: Includes Johnson’s tailor shop, home, and burial site 

Ulysses S. Grant – Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site Address: 7400 Grant Road, St. Louis, MO 63123 Website: nps.gov/ulsg Hours: Open daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Grant’s White Haven estate 

Ulysses S. Grant – General Grant National Memorial (Grant’s Tomb) Address: Riverside Drive and West 122nd Street, New York, NY 10027 Website: nps.gov/gegr Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. History: The largest mausoleum in North America, Grant’s Tomb honors the Civil War general and 18th president. Built in 1897, it overlooks the Hudson River and serves as a symbol of national reconciliation following the war. 

Rutherford B. Hayes – Spiegel Grove (Hayes Presidential Library & Museums) Address: Spiegel Grove, Fremont, OH 43420 Website: rbhayes.org Hours: Tuesday–Saturday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. History: A pre-NARA presidential museum 

James A. Garfield – James A. Garfield National Historic Site Address: 8095 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060 Website: nps.gov/jaga Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Garfield’s home and campaign site 

Chester A. Arthur – Chester A. Arthur State Historic Site Address: 4588 Chester Arthur Road, Fairfield, VT 05448 Website: (No official site) Hours: Seasonal, limited hours History: Arthur’s birthplace 

Grover Cleveland – Grover Cleveland Birthplace Address: 207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006 Website: groverclevelandbirthplace.org Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. History: Only house museum of a president in NJ 

Benjamin Harrison – Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Address: 1230 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 Website: bhpsite.org Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; Sunday: 12:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. History: Restored Victorian home 

William McKinley – McKinley Presidential Library & Museum Address: 800 McKinley Monument Drive NW, Canton, OH 44708 Website: mckinleymuseum.org Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. History: Combines local history, science, and presidential exhibits 

Theodore Roosevelt – Sagamore Hill National Historic Site Address: 12 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Website: nps.gov/sahi Hours: Grounds open daily; house tours by reservation History: The "Summer White House" 

William Howard Taft – William Howard Taft National Historic Site Address: 2038 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219 Website: nps.gov/wiho Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. History: Birthplace and boyhood home 

Woodrow Wilson – Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum Address: 20 North Coalter Street, Staunton, VA 24401 Website: woodrowwilson.org Hours: Mon–Sat: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sun: 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Birthplace and museum 

Warren G. Harding – Harding Home Presidential Site Address: 380 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Marion, OH 43302 Website: hardingpresidentialsites.org Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (seasonal) History: Restored home and memorial 

Calvin Coolidge – Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site Address: Plymouth Notch, VT Website: historicsites.vermont.gov Hours: Seasonal History: Preserved village where he was born and sworn in 

Herbert Hoover – Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum Address: 210 Parkside Drive, West Branch, IA 52358 Website: hoover.archives.gov Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Located in Hoover’s hometown Franklin D. Roosevelt – 

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Address: 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538 Website: fdrlibrary.org Hours: Apr–Oct: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Nov–Mar: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: First U.S. presidential library 

Harry S. Truman – Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum Address: 500 W. U.S. Hwy 24, Independence, MO 64050 Website: trumanlibrary.gov Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Recently refurbished. 

Dwight D. Eisenhower – Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum Address: 200 SE 4th Street, Abilene, KS 67410 Website: eisenhowerlibrary.gov Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Built in Eisenhower’s hometown 

John F. Kennedy – JFK Presidential Library and Museum Address: Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125 Website: jfklibrary.org Hours: Daily, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Designed by I.M. Pei 

Lyndon B. Johnson – LBJ Presidential Library and Museum Address: 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705 Website: lbjlibrary.org Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Exhibits on civil rights and Great Society 

Richard Nixon – Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Address: 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 Website: nixonlibrary.gov Hours: Daily, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Includes Nixon’s birthplace and Watergate exhibits 

Gerald R. Ford – Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum Library: 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Museum: 303 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 Website: fordlibrarymuseum.gov Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Only split-site presidential library 

Jimmy Carter – Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum Address: 441 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 Website: jimmycarterlibrary.gov Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m. History: Opened in 1986, focuses on Carter’s presidency and humanitarian work 

Ronald Reagan – Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum Address: 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065 Website: reaganlibrary.gov Hours: Daily, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Features Air Force One and Cold War exhibits 

George H.W. Bush – George Bush Presidential Library and Museum Address: 1000 George Bush Dr W, College Station, TX 77845 Website: bush41.org Hours: Daily, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Located at Texas A&M 

Bill Clinton – Clinton Presidential Library and Museum Address: 1200 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201 Website: clintonlibrary.gov Hours: Mon–Sat: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sun: 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Opened in 2004, includes full-scale Oval Office 

George W. Bush – George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Address: 2943 SMU Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205 Website: georgewbushlibrary.gov Hours: Mon–Sat: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sun: 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. History: Opened in 2013, includes 9/11 exhibits 

Barack Obama – Obama Presidential Library (planned) Address: Jackson Park, Chicago, IL 60637 (under construction) Website: obamalibrary.gov Hours: Not yet open to the public History: First fully digital presidential library, opening in 2026 

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