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4th graders can enjoy hands-on curriculum-based programming at the Garfield home in Mentor and at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.
James A. Garfield National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Mentor, Ohio. The site preserves the Lawnfield estate and surrounding property of James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, and includes the first presidential library established in the United States.
The James A. Garfield National Historic Site's cultural landscape occupies 7.8 acres in Mentor, Ohio. The cultural landscape contains eight extant buildings from the period of significance, including the main home, tenant house, carriage barn, and windmill.
Visitors to the James A. Garfield National Historic Site can enjoy the site in a number of ways: Tour the Garfield home. Reservations are required for groups of 6 or more. Please call (440) 255-8722 to make reservations.
Learn more about what services are available at James A. Garfield National Historic Site before you visit! How Do I Get There? Directions to the Garfield Home can be found here.
A Google 360 Virtual Tour - This is a cool way to tour the Garfield Home and get up close in different rooms. Discover "Leaders and Legacies of the Civil War Era" Programs at Mentor Public Library. Watch past "Leaders and Legacy" and Civil War videos on the Mentor Public Library YouTube channel.
In 1876, James A. Garfield bought this 118-acre farm in the rural village of Mentor, Ohio, and soon purchased an additional 40 acres. Over the next four years, Garfield doubled the size of the house and made it a home for his wife, Lucretia, their family, and Garfield's mother, Eliza.
James Garfield was 45 years old when he purchased the farm in 1876 just outside Mentor. Initially it was a 118-acre farm, but a year later he purchased an additional 40 acres. The farm included a small one and one half story house constructed around 1831-1832.
James Garfield was 45 years old when he purchased the farm in 1876 just outside Mentor. Initially it was a 118-acre farm, but a year later he purchased an additional 40 acres. The farm included a small one and one half story house constructed around 1831-1832.
James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, Ohio, preserves the home and the remaining eight acres of a farm purchased by James and his wife Lucretia in 1876.