National Historic Landmark · house · Mentor, Ohio

James A. Garfield National Historic Site

National Historic Site of the United States in Mentor, Ohio. Built 1980. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1980Listed 1966
1891 Photo of the Library (096b33b9-bb47-4bc4-8295-27c84d4d9244)2d floor rear - Lawnfield - Garfield House Historic Site (30504850611)A closer look at the flower detail on the mosaic pice (64edf2f9-50a8-4929-88e9-ebd08e3888c9)Abram Garfield, Mollie's brother, gave these two his granddaughter who would be married on the same date June 14 but in 1957 (3d4b0a34-42ef-4080-b9e8-77af586920b8)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · James A. Garfield National Historic Site

James A. Garfield National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Mentor, Ohio. The site preserves the Lawnfield estate and surrounding property of James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, and includes the first presidential library established in the United States.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address8095 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH
CountyLake County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000613
Built1980
Type of placehouse, National Historic Site
Visitors per year23,629
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources4 buildings, 1 structures

Visiting

Open to the public
Address8095 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH
Websitenps.gov/jaga/index.htm ↗
Coordinates41.66236, -81.34695 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitJames A Garfield National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCuyahoga Valley National Park Picnic Shelters 32 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000613. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.