President Gerald R. Ford Jr. House
Historic house in Virginia. Built 1955. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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 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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The record
| Register name | Ford, President Gerald R., Jr., House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 514 Crown View Dr., Alexandria (Independent City), VA |
| Independent city | City of Alexandria |
| Listed | Dec 17, 1985 |
| Listed for | Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 85003048 |
| Built | 1955 · more from the 1950s |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 514 Crown View Dr., Alexandria (Independent City), VA |
| Coordinates | 38.8132° N, 77.0800° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Alexandria (Independent City) | 44 listed places in Alexandria (Independent City) → |
| Nearest national park unit | Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm · 4 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 7 miles · Fort Hunt Picnic Areas 7 miles · Fort Washington Park Day Use Facilities 8 miles |
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Questions people ask
When was President Gerald R. Ford Jr. House listed on the National Register?
Dec 17, 1985. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was President Gerald R. Ford Jr. House built?
1955.
Source: Wikidata
Where is President Gerald R. Ford Jr. House?
514 Crown View Dr., Alexandria (Independent City), City of Alexandria, Virginia. The nearest national park unit is Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm, 4 miles away.
Source: Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Where is the nomination form for President Gerald R. Ford Jr. House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near President Gerald R. Ford Jr. House?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas, 7 miles away. Fort Hunt Picnic Areas is 7 miles away, and Fort Washington Park Day Use Facilities is 8 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at President Gerald R. Ford Jr. House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85003048. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.