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The '''Fillmore House''', or '''Millard Fillmore House''', was the residence of the thirteenth [[President of the United States]], [[Millard Fillmore]]. Fillmore built this house in [[1826]], at 24 Shearer Avenue in [[East Aurora, New York|East Aurora]] in [[Erie County, New York]]. The President lived there only four years during which time his son was born there. The house has since had multiple owners and multiple additions built upon it. In addition, it has been moved from its original location no less than two times. Besides the [[White House]], it is the only known structure of residence for President Fillmore. It was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1974.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{citation|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74001235.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Millard Fillmore House]|503&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 515844 bytes -->}}|author=Blanche Higgins|date=October 4, 1973|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
The '''Fillmore House''', or '''Millard Fillmore House''', was the residence of the thirteenth [[President of the United States]], [[Millard Fillmore]]. Fillmore built this house in [[1826]], at 24 Shearer Avenue in [[East Aurora, New York|East Aurora]] in [[Erie County, New York]]. The President lived there only four years during which time his son was born there. The house has since had multiple owners and multiple additions built upon it. In addition, it has been moved from its original location no less than two times. Besides the [[White House]], it is the only known structure of residence for President Fillmore. It was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1974.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{citation|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74001235.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Millard Fillmore House]|503&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 515844 bytes -->}}|author=Blanche Higgins|date=October 4, 1973|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> Fillmore was the first president to use a running water bathtub


Today it is a private residence and is not opened to the public.
Today it is a private residence and is not opened to the public.

Revision as of 03:07, 10 March 2008

Millard Fillmore House
The Fillmore House, 1976.
Location24 Shearer Avenue, East Aurora, New York
Built1826
NRHP reference No.74001235
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1974[1]

The Fillmore House, or Millard Fillmore House, was the residence of the thirteenth President of the United States, Millard Fillmore. Fillmore built this house in 1826, at 24 Shearer Avenue in East Aurora in Erie County, New York. The President lived there only four years during which time his son was born there. The house has since had multiple owners and multiple additions built upon it. In addition, it has been moved from its original location no less than two times. Besides the White House, it is the only known structure of residence for President Fillmore. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][3] Fillmore was the first president to use a running water bathtub

Today it is a private residence and is not opened to the public.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ^ a b "Millard Fillmore House (Seneca Falls)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-11.
  3. ^ Blanche Higgins (October 4, 1973), Template:PDFlink, National Park Service

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