Eisenhower Home, Presidential residence in Abilene, United States
The Eisenhower Home is a two-story wood-frame house with Italian-style details, including a hipped roof, central chimney, and covered porches facing south and west. Inside, you will find a parlor, dining room, kitchen, and three bedrooms arranged as they were in the 1940s.
The family acquired this residence in 1898 when the future president was a young boy. He left for military academy in 1911, making this home a key location in his formative years before he became a national leader.
The home reflects the daily life of a middle-class Kansas family in the early 1900s, with furnishings and objects that show how people lived and what mattered to them. Walking through the rooms, you sense the rhythms of family life during that era.
The home now functions as a museum within a larger center and displays restored rooms with their original furnishings. Visitors should plan to spend time exploring the different living spaces and observing the details of how rooms were arranged.
After the mother's death, all furniture and objects were kept in their exact original positions as she had arranged them. This careful preservation turns the rooms into a time capsule of how the family lived their daily lives.
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