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{{short description|Historic house in New York, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP | name =Millard Fillmore House

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{{Infobox NRHP
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| image =Millard Fillmore House Sep 12.jpg
| caption =Millard Fillmore House, September 2012
| name = Millard Fillmore House
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| nrhp_type = nhl
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| location= 24 Shearer Avenue, [[East Aurora, New York]]
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| image = Millard Fillmore House Sep 12.jpg
| lat_degrees = 42 | lat_minutes = 46 | lat_seconds = 5.87 | lat_direction = N
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| caption = Millard Fillmore House, September 2012
| long_degrees = 78 | long_minutes = 37 | long_seconds = 21.02 | long_direction = W
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| location = 24 Shearer Avenue, [[East Aurora, New York]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|46|5.87|N|78|37|21.02|W|display=inline,title}}
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| built =1826
| area = less than one acre
| designated_nrhp_type= May 30, 1974<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1459&ResourceType=Building
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| built = {{start date|1826}}
|title=Millard Fillmore House (Seneca Falls)|date=2007-09-11|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
| designated_nrhp_type = May 30, 1974<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1459&ResourceType=Building|title=Millard Fillmore House (Seneca Falls)|date=2007-09-11|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=2007-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430113105/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1459&ResourceType=Building|archive-date=2009-04-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| added = May 30, 1974<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
| added = May 30, 1974<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
| refnum = 74001235
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| designated_other1 = New York State Register of Historic Places
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| designated_other1_abbr = NYSRHP
| designated_other1_date = June 23, 1980
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The '''Fillmore House''', or '''Millard Fillmore House''', was the residence of the 13th [[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 [[Millard Powers Fillmore|his son]] was born. 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 surviving structure of residence for President Fillmore. It was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1974.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{Cite document|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|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref>
The '''Fillmore House''', or '''Millard Fillmore House''', is a [[historic house museum]] at 24 Shearer Avenue in [[East Aurora, New York|East Aurora]] in [[Erie County, New York]]. Built in 1826, it was from then until 1830 the residence of the 13th [[president of the United States]], [[Millard Fillmore]]. Moved twice and significantly altered, it is the only surviving building other than the [[White House]] associated with Fillmore's life. It was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1974.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Millard Fillmore House|url={{NHLS url|id=74001235}} |format=pdf|author=Blanche Higgins|date=October 4, 1973|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> The house is owned by the Aurora Historical Society and has been decorated with period furnishings. As of 2022, it is open for tours by reservation only.<ref name=histsoc>http://www.aurorahistoricalsociety.com/pages/millard-fillmore-presidential-site Aurora Historical Society, May 21, 2022</ref>


==Description and history==
The house is owned by the Aurora Historical Society and has been renovated with period furnishings. It is open to the public from June through October on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4. Visit the [http://www.aurorahistoricalsociety.com/ Aurora Historical Society] web site for more information. <ref>http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=519284&BRD=984&PAG=461&dept_id=141144&rfi=6 East Aurora Advertiser, December 9, 2006</ref>
The Fillmore House stands on the east side of Shearer Avenue north of Main Street, west of the village center of East Aurora. It is a {{frac|1|1|2}}-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. A shed-roof porch with round columns extends across the three-bay front facade. A brick chimney rises on the right side, and a series of single-story ells, not original to the building, extend to the rear. The building is not architecturally distinguished.<ref name="nrhpinv"/>

[[Millard Fillmore]] built this house in 1826 on a property on Main Street. Fillmore had just married, and established a law practice with an office (no longer extant) across the road. [[Millard Powers Fillmore|Fillmore's son]] was born in this house before the Fillmores moved to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] in 1830. After the Fillmore occupancy, the building had multiple owners and multiple additions made to it. In 1915, it was moved further back on its original lot to make room for a theater. At that site it was abandoned and fell into decay until 1930, when it was rescued by [[Margaret Evans Price|Margaret]] and [[Irving Price]].<ref name="nrhpinv"/> They moved the original core of the building to its current location and oversaw its restoration for use as a home and artist's studio for Margaret. It was acquired by the Aurora Historical Society in 1975, and restored in appearance to the period of Fillmore's ownership.<ref name=histsoc/>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:FillmoreHouse.jpg|The Fillmore House, 1976.
File:FillmoreHouse.jpg|The Fillmore House, 1976.
Image:Fillmore House.jpg|Another view of the house
Image:Fillmore House.jpg|Another view of the house
Image:Millard Fillmore Presidential Site, East Aurora NY 2017.jpg|Millard Fillmore House 2017
</gallery>
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of residences of presidents of the United States]]
* [[Presidential memorials in the United States]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Fillmore House}}
*[http://www.aurorahistoricalsociety.com/ Aurora Historical Society]
*[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/Presidents/site39.htm National Park Service site on Fillmore House]
*[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/Presidents/site39.htm National Park Service site on Fillmore House]
* "Millard Fillmore", by John T. Horton, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Adventures in Western New York History, volume II, 1960, (downloadable from http://bechsed.nylearns.org/, click on Adventures in WNY History)
* "Millard Fillmore", by John T. Horton, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Adventures in Western New York History, volume II, 1960, (downloadable from http://bechsed.nylearns.org/, click on Adventures in WNY History)
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*[http://www.c-span.org/video/?124976-1/life-portrait-millard-fillmore "Life Portrait of Millard Fillmore"], from [[C-SPAN]]'s ''[[American Presidents: Life Portraits]]'', broadcast from Fillmore House, June 11, 1999
*[http://niagaraculturaltourism.com/millardfilmorehouse.html Millard Fillmore House-Museum]
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*[http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/124976-1 "Life Portrait of Millard Fillmore", broadcast from Fillmore House] from [[C-SPAN]]'s ''[[American Presidents: Life Portraits]]''


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{{National Register of Historic Places in New York}}


[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in New York]]
[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Presidential homes in the United States]]
[[Category:Presidential homes in the United States]]
[[Category:Museums in Erie County, New York]]
[[Category:Museums in Erie County, New York]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1826]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1826]]
[[Category:Historic house museums in New York]]
[[Category:Historic house museums in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Fillmore family]]
[[Category:Fillmore family]]
[[Category:Presidential museums in New York]]
[[Category:Presidential museums in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Houses in Erie County, New York]]
[[Category:Houses in Erie County, New York]]
[[Category:Millard Fillmore]]
[[Category:Millard Fillmore]]
[[Category:1826 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, New York]]
[[Category:New York State Register of Historic Places in Erie County]]

Latest revision as of 05:51, 28 September 2023

Millard Fillmore House
Millard Fillmore House, September 2012
Location24 Shearer Avenue, East Aurora, New York
Coordinates42°46′5.87″N 78°37′21.02″W / 42.7682972°N 78.6225056°W / 42.7682972; -78.6225056
Arealess than one acre
Built1826 (1826)
NRHP reference No.74001235
NYSRHP No.02952.000003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1974[1]
Designated NHLMay 30, 1974[2]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980

The Fillmore House, or Millard Fillmore House, is a historic house museum at 24 Shearer Avenue in East Aurora in Erie County, New York. Built in 1826, it was from then until 1830 the residence of the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore. Moved twice and significantly altered, it is the only surviving building other than the White House associated with Fillmore's life. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][3] The house is owned by the Aurora Historical Society and has been decorated with period furnishings. As of 2022, it is open for tours by reservation only.[4]

Description and history[edit]

The Fillmore House stands on the east side of Shearer Avenue north of Main Street, west of the village center of East Aurora. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. A shed-roof porch with round columns extends across the three-bay front facade. A brick chimney rises on the right side, and a series of single-story ells, not original to the building, extend to the rear. The building is not architecturally distinguished.[3]

Millard Fillmore built this house in 1826 on a property on Main Street. Fillmore had just married, and established a law practice with an office (no longer extant) across the road. Fillmore's son was born in this house before the Fillmores moved to Buffalo in 1830. After the Fillmore occupancy, the building had multiple owners and multiple additions made to it. In 1915, it was moved further back on its original lot to make room for a theater. At that site it was abandoned and fell into decay until 1930, when it was rescued by Margaret and Irving Price.[3] They moved the original core of the building to its current location and oversaw its restoration for use as a home and artist's studio for Margaret. It was acquired by the Aurora Historical Society in 1975, and restored in appearance to the period of Fillmore's ownership.[4]

Gallery[edit]

  • The Fillmore House, 1976.
    The Fillmore House, 1976.
  • Another view of the house
    Another view of the house
  • Millard Fillmore House 2017
    Millard Fillmore House 2017

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Millard Fillmore House (Seneca Falls)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c Blanche Higgins (October 4, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Millard Fillmore House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b http://www.aurorahistoricalsociety.com/pages/millard-fillmore-presidential-site Aurora Historical Society, May 21, 2022

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