Presidential History Sites

Here is my ever-expanding database of presidential history sites, both those I have visited, and those I have not visited (yet).

The POTUS# field refers to the number traditionally assigned to each President based on the order of their presidency/presidencies (thank Grover Cleveland for making that more complicated that it needs to be). Cleveland is listed only under #22, not #24. Sites pertaining to multiple presidents are listed under #999, but a search on the President field will return all applicable results regardless of the POTUS# listed.

To for a list by president, visit this page.

Total Records Found: 141, showing 50 per page
POTUS#	President	Site	Significance	City	State	Visited
1	George Washington	George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Birth place	Colonial Beach	Virginia	Not Yet
1	George Washington	Mount Vernon	Home, Death Place, Burial site	Mount Vernon	Virginia	Yes
1	George Washington	Fraunces Tavern	Frequented during Revolution; said goodbye to his officers here.	New York	New York	Yes
1	George Washington	Samuel Osgood House	Home. Washington lived here during the first months of his presidency.	New York	New York	Not Yet
1	George Washington	Alexander MaComb House	Washington’s second home during his presidency.	New York	New York	Not Yet
1	George Washington	Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site	Military Site, Washington’s Headquarters during the Siege of Boston	Cambrige	Massachusetts	Not Yet
1	George Washington	Valley Forge National Historic Park	Military Site, where Washington spent the winter with his troops 1777-1778	Valley Forge	Pennsylvania	Not Yet
1	George Washington	Ferry Farm	Home	Fredericksburg	Virginia	Yes
1	George Washington	Christ Church	The church that George Washington attended	Alexandria	Virginia	Not Yet
1	George Washington	George Washington’s Office Museum	Military site, Washington’s office for over a year while supervising construction of Fort Loudoun	Winchester	Virginia	Yes
3	Thomas Jefferson	Monticello	Home, burial site	Charlottesville	Virginia	Yes
3	Thomas Jefferson	Tuckahoe Plantation	Childhood Home	Richmond	Virginia	Not Yet
3	Thomas Jefferson	Poplar Forest	Retreat	Forest	Virginia	Not Yet
3	Thomas Jefferson	University of Virginia	Thomas Jefferson founded the school and designed the original campus	Charlottesville	Virginia	Not Yet
3	Thomas Jefferson	Virginia State Capitol	Building designed by Thomas Jefferson	Richmond	Virginia	Not Yet
3	Thomas Jefferson	Shadwell	Birthplace, home	Charlottesville	Virginia	Not Yet
4	James Madison	Montpelier	Home, burial site	Monpelier Station	Virginia	Yes
4	James Madison	Belle Grove Plantation	Birthplace, home	King George	Virginia	Not Yet
4	James Madison	The James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage	Museum	Orange	Virginia	Not Yet
5	James Monroe	Highland	Home	Charlottesville	Virginia	Yes
5	James Monroe	James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library	Museum	Fredericksburg	Virginia	Not Yet
5	James Monroe	James Monroe Birthplace Park and Museum	Birthplace	Charlottesville	Virginia	Not Yet
7	Andrew Jackson	The Hermitage	Home, burial site	Hermitage	Tennessee	Yes
7	Andrew Jackson	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Military Site, location of the Battle of New Orleans, a major Jackson victory	New Orleans	Louisiana	Not Yet
7	Andrew Jackson	Andrew Jackson State Park	Andrew Jackson was born and grew up in the area (exact location unknown). One of two places claiming to be Jackson’s birthplace.	Lancaster	South Carolina	Not Yet
7	Andrew Jackson	Andrew Jackson Birthplace Marker	One of two markers claiming to be where Andrew Jackson was born (the other is is South Carolina)	Waxhaw	North Carolina	Not Yet
8	Martin Van Buren	Kinderhook Cemetery	Location of Martin Van Buren’s grave	Kinderhook	New York	Not Yet
8	Martin Van Buren	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Martin Van Buren’s estate	Kinderhook	New York	Not Yet
9	William Henry Harrison	Berkeley Plantation	Birthplace	Charles City	Virginia	Not Yet
9	William Henry Harrison	William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial	William Henry Harrison’s burial site	North Bend	Ohio	Yes
10	John Tyler	Sherwood Forest	Home	Charles City	Virginia	Not Yet
11	James K. Polk	Tennessee State Capitol	Burial Site	Nashville	Tennessee	Yes
11	James K. Polk	President James K. Polk Home & Museum	Home	Columbia	Tennessee	Yes
11	James K. Polk	President James K. Polk State Historic Site	Birthplace, Home	Pineville	North Carolina	Not Yet
12	Zachary Taylor	Fort Smith National Historic Site	Taylor commanded troops here for a few years	Fort Smith	Arkansas	Yes
12	Zachary Taylor	Zachary Taylor Chimney	Remains of the home Taylor lived in while commanding troops at Fort Smith	Fort Smith	Arkansas	Yes
12	Zachary Taylor	Montebello	Birthplace	Gordonville	Virginia	Not Yet
12	Zachary Taylor	Zachary Taylor National Cemetery	Zachary Taylor’s burial site	Louisville	Kentucky	Yes
12	Zachary Taylor	Springfield	Zachary Taylor’s boyhood home	Louisville	Kentucky	Not Yet
13	Millard Fillmore	Forest Lawn Cemetery	Millard Fillmore is buried here	Buffalo	New York	Yes
13	Millard Fillmore	Millard Fillmore Presidential Site	Millard Fillmore built and lived in this home	East Aurora	New York	Yes
14	Franklin Pierce	Old North Cemetery	Burial site for Franklin Pierce	Concord	New Hampshire	Yes
15	James Buchanan	Buchanan’s Birthplace State Park	Birthplace	Mercersburg	Pennsylvania	Not Yet
15	James Buchanan	Woodward Hill Cemetery	Burial Site	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	Not Yet
15	James Buchanan	Wheatland	James Buchanan’s Home and death location	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	Yes
16	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site	Burial site	Springfield	Illinois	Yes
16	Abraham Lincoln	Ford’s Theater National Historic Site	Assignation location, death site	Washington	District of Columbia	Yes
16	Abraham Lincoln	Lincoln Home National Historic Site	Home	Springfield	Illinois	Yes
16	Abraham Lincoln	Gettysburg National Military Park	Gettysburg Address speech site	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania	Yes
16	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site	Home	Hodgenville	Kentucky	Yes