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Harding Home
To schedule your class visit please call 740-387-9630 or 800-600-6894 or you may email the Interim Site Manager Sherry Hall at shall@ohiohistory.org. Tours are offered Monday through Friday; September through June.
The Harding home and tomb are memorials to former president Warren Gamaliel Harding and his wife Florence Kling Harding. The house was built for the Hardings during their engagement, and they married there in 1891. The couple lived at the Marion home until 1921 when Harding became president. It was from this residence that Harding conducted his famous 'front porch' campaign.
In 1920, at the back of the house, the Press House was built for the reporters working during the front-porch campaign. It has now been transformed into a museum.
A tin Portable Voting Booth sets beside the Press Building at the Harding Home Museum. It as used during the 1920 election as a way to encourage larger voter turnout.
The impressive white Georgian marble tomb, which holds the remains of President and Mrs. Harding is two miles from their home.
Facilities Information
Chaperones: One adult per 15 students.
The Press House is handicapped accessible, however the Harding Home is not accessible to wheelchairs.
For those who are unable to tour the home, a virtual tour may be presented in the Press House.
There are no eating facilities on site.
Museum Shop on site
The Press House is both a museum and the site's Museum Shop. Extra time
should be planned for shopping.
Hours of Operation
Memorial Day - Labor Day
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday
Admission: Students $3.00; Chaperones $3.00; Teachers Free; Bus Drivers Free
Home School Admission: Students $3.00; Parents $5.00; Parent scheduling the tour is free
Harding Tomb:
Year-round; Daylight Hours
Admission: Free
Location
The Harding Home is at 380 Mt. Vernon Avenue in Marion. This is State Route 95 and is about 2 miles
west of U.S. Route 23 in Marion County.
The Harding Tomb is at the corner of State Route 423 and Vernon Heights Boulevard in Marion. Vernon
Heights is about 1-1/2 miles west of U.S. Route 23 off of State Route 95 in Marion County.
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Bus Driver's Instructions
Buses will drop off students in the parking lot. Buses will park in lot, however bus parking is
limited. There is no street parking.
If you will be delayed in arriving at your appointed time, please call 740-387-9630 or 800/600-6894.
Bus drivers are admitted free to the Harding Home.
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