Coolidge Homestead
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| Calvin Coolidge Homestead District | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark District) | |
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| Location: | Plymouth Notch, Vermont |
| Built/Founded: | 1872 |
| Designated as NHL: | June 23, 1965[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000794 |
| Governing body: | State |
The Coolidge Homestead, also known as Calvin Coolidge Homestead District or Calvin Coolidge State Historical Site, was the childhood home of the thirtieth President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge. Located in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, Coolidge lived there from age four in 1876 to 1887, when he departed for Black River Academy for education. The home, itself, was bought by his father, John Coolidge, who expanded the home from a simple one and a half story farm house to its present size and appearance today. Despite living most of his life in Northampton, Massachusetts, Coolidge often returned to the homestead to visit his family and was staying there when President Warren G. Harding, died. Coolidge was sworn in by his father in the family parlor after taking the Oath of Office for the presidency. Due to his father's refusal to modernize the house, the house remains to this day in the same condition, and in some cases, the same furnishings, as it was the night Coolidge took the oath.
The Homestead District includes:[3]
- Coolidge Homestead
- Farmer's Museum
- Wilder House
- Old Coolidge Farmhouse
- Coolidge Cheese Factory
- Schoolhouse
- Azro Johnson House
- Union Christian Church
The district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[1][3]
Today, the Coolidge Homestead is part of the Calvin Coolidge State Historical Site overseen by the state of Vermont.
It is located west and north of Vermont Route 100A in Plymouth Notch.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Calvin Coolidge Homestead District. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ a b Polly M. Rettig and S. Sydney Bradford (July 25, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Calvin Coolidge Homestead DistrictPDF (604 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos, from 1974, c.1880, 1924, and undated.PDF (1.53 MiB)
[edit] External links
- National Park Service site on the Coolidge Homestead
- Official website for the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
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