William Howard Taft National Historic Site

The William Howard Taft National Historic Site commemorates the only man to serve as President and Chief Justice of the United States. The house that Taft was born in has been restored to its original appearance.

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  • Phone

    (513) 684-3263

  • Website

    nps.gov/wiho

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  • Type

    Historic and Protected Site

Address

2038 Auburn Ave (at Southern Ave) Cincinnati , OH 45219 United States

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C-SPAN

The Mt. Auburn boyhood home of President Taft was built in the 1840s. Over five generations of Tafts have worked in public service. Learn all about the Taft family by watching this C-SPAN video . Read more

Phillip Risby

Learned so much about President Taft ! Seemed to be a great President. And going through his childhood home was impressive because our guide was very knowledgeable

Kat Duffy

Some pretty interesting information about President Taft . Starts with a video , then a short guided tour , and finishes with self-exploration of the house.

Katie Webb

Take the guided tour of the house to find out about William Howard Taft's boyhood and how it influenced him as a president and chief justice.

Jon Darveau

Taft is a very underrated President in my opinion. Take some time here and watch the video to realize why!

Jessica Bell

Such a wonderful place to see and the park rangers give awesome tours .

John Hensler

Nice tour of the house. Ask to see the film in the visitor center. I learned a lot!

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