The William Howard Taft National Historic Site in Cincinnati is the boyhood home of President Taft. Perhaps one of our more obscure Presidents, Taft was unique in that after leaving the White House he was appointed as Chief Justice on the Supreme Court, making him the only American to ever head two branches of government.
Taft was born in this house in 1847 and lived here until he left to attend Yale in 1874.
Some photos from a tour.
The park and visitor centerThe houseThe veranda. The rear portion of the house here was added on after the Tafts moved in, doubling the size.Our tour guide, Ranger RuthInside the library. All the furniture inside the house is period, but the writing desk here is one of the few pieces that was actually in the house when the Tafts lived here.One of the original chairs, with needlepoint embroidery done by Taft’s motherInside the parlorThe upstairs bedrooms have been converted into exhibitsCourt record of one of the cases argued by Taft when he was Solicitor GeneralCampaign buttons and ribbons
