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Visit President Rutherford B. Hayes’ wooded estate named Spiegel Grove, home of America’s first presidential library. Tour the president’s 31-room Victorian mansion, see his tomb, visit the newly renovated museum, explore the library and walk the mile of paved trails.
Jul 16, 2016 · The new Hayes Family Gallery features a huge family tree taking up an entire wall, which lets us trace the president’s family history, and artifacts from the family’s time living in Fremont such as dollhouses that belonged to his only daughter, Fanny.
Site of the nation’s first presidential library, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont, Ohio, also includes our 19th president’s 31-room mansion, a two-story museum and the site where President Hayes and first lady Lucy Webb Hayes are buried.
The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is dedicated to 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes and First Lady Lucy Hayes. The site houses their 25-acre wooded estate, known as Spiegel Grove; their 31-room Victorian mansion; the presidential library; a museum; the tomb; and a mile of paved walking trails.
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- Spiegel Grove, Fremont, 43420-2701, Ohio
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Visit website for hours and admission pricing for the home, museum or both; 1337 Hayes Ave., Fremont 43420, 419/332-2081, rbhayes.org. A version of this story ran in our February 2016 issue. Webb Hayes’ tribute to his parents at the northwest Ohio estate they called home was the nation’s first presidential library and museum.
- Vince Guerrieri
The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is located at Spiegel Grove, the 25-acre wooded estate of 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. and First Lady Lucy Hayes, in Fremont, Ohio. Your presidential visit begins by driving through original White House gates.
Located in Fremont, Ohio, the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center comprises the Rutherford B. Hayes Museum and Library and Spiegel Grove, an estate encompassing the Hayes home, residence to several generations of the Hayes family.
