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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=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Millard Fillmore House|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74001235.pdf |format=pdf|author=Blanche Higgins|date=October 4, 1973|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Millard Fillmore House|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74001235.pdf |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 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 house is owned by the [http://www.aurorahistoricalsociety.com/ Aurora Historical Society] and has been renovated with period furnishings. As of 2015, it is open to the public from June through October on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4.<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 {{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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*[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)
*[http://niagaraculturaltourism.com/millardfilmorehouse.html Millard Fillmore House-Museum]
*[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]]''
*[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]]''


Revision as of 05:18, 23 March 2015

Millard Fillmore House
Millard Fillmore House, September 2012
Location24 Shearer Avenue, East Aurora, New York
Built1826
NRHP reference No.74001235
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1974[1]
Designated NHLMay 30, 1974[2]

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 in Erie County, New York. The President lived there only four years during which time 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.[2][3]

The house is owned by the Aurora Historical Society and has been renovated with period furnishings. As of 2015, it is open to the public from June through October on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4.[4]

Gallery

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

References

  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. 2007-09-11.
  3. ^ Blanche Higgins (October 4, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Millard Fillmore House" (Document). National Park Service. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |format= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)
  4. ^ http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=519284&BRD=984&PAG=461&dept_id=141144&rfi=6 East Aurora Advertiser, December 9, 2006 [dead link]

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