William Howard Taft National Historic Site

William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Location	Ohio, USA
Nearest city	Cincinnati, Ohio
Area	3 acres (12,140 m²)
Established	December 2, 1969
Visitors	14,328 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

William Howard Taft National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in Cincinnati, Ohio, maintained by the National Park Service of the United States.

At the site is the house where President of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States William Howard Taft was born in 1857; he lived in that house for most of his first 25 years.

The home is located in the once-affluent suburb of Mount Auburn, about a mile (1.6 km) north of downtown and now within the city limits. The two-story Greek Revival house, built circa 1835, is a reminder of the elegant era when wealthier people could escape the dirt, heat, smoke and crowded conditions of the lower city.

The Taft House, 1972.

William Howard Taft's father, Alphonso Taft, came to Cincinnati in 1839 to establish a law practice. He moved his family to this house ten years later. Alphonso Taft became an early supporter of the Republican Party in Cincinnati. He lived in this house with his large extended family.[1]

The William Howard Taft Memorial Association leased the property in 1961 to preserve it; at the time the house was in poor condition. The association gained full title to the house in 1968 and in 1969 transferred it to the National Park Service, which currently operates the site as a historic house museum.

External links

• William Howard Taft National Historic Site (National Park Service)
• National Park Service-The Presidents (Taft National Historic Site)