John F. Kennedy’s birthplace, a National Historic Site at 83 Beals St. in Brookline, Mass. In 1914, soon after they were married, Joseph and Rose Kennedy moved into the nine-room Colonial house. Those who visit the house can still see the bassinet where John slept as a baby, along with the piano he played as Read More
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The President Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home
The President Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from August 1974 to January 1977. Prior to his accession to the presidency he served as the Read More
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Washington DC
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service, is located at 1411 W St., SE in Anacostia, a neighborhood east of the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, D.C.. Established in 1988 as a National Historic Site, the site preserves the home and estate of Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent Read More
The George P. MacNichol House, Wyandotte, Michigan
The George P. MacNichol House, also known as the Ford-MacNichol House,[3] is a house located at 2610 Biddle Avenue in Wyandotte, Michigan. The house is currently used as the main historic house museum of Wyandotte Museums. Edward Ford was the son of glass pioneer John Baptiste Ford and the founder of the Michigan Alkali Company Read More
The Edward Loranger House, Frenchtown, Michigan
The Edward Loranger House is a private residence located at 7211 South Stoney Creek Road in Frenchtown Charter Township in Monroe County, Michigan. The house is significant as one of the oldest authentic structures in Michigan having undergone very little modifications since it was first built.Edward Loranger was born in Trois-Rivières, Canada in 1796. He Read More
Edison Home, West Orange, New Jersey
Edison Home, Main St, West Orange, NJ, Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America’s greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light Read More
Croul–Palms House, Detroit, Michigan
The Croul–Palms House is a private residence located at 1394 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The house is named after its first two owners, Jerome Croul and Francis Palms. In 1881, Jerome Croul commissioned William Scott to build this house at a cost of $25,000. Croul was a successful merchant of woolens and sheepskins, Read More
Col. Frank J. Hecker House, Detroit, Michigan
The Col. Frank J. Hecker House is one of the remaining handful of elegant mansions that once lined Woodward Avenue, and has stayed mostly unchanged for nearly 120 years as the city has wildly change around it. The mansion was built for one of Detroit’s most notable 19th century citizens, Col. Frank Joseph Hecker. Hecker Read More
Biddle House, Mackinac Island, Michigan
The Biddle House is a historic house and fur trade shop space, built before 1800 on Market Street on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Mackinac Island State Park. The origins of the Biddle House are unknown, but its New France architectural lines and heritage indicate that it was built about 1780, at the time of the first settlement Read More
Ben Carson Childhood Home, Detroit, Michigan
Ben Carson Childhood Home, Detroit, Michigan, (Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. Born September 18, 1951) is an American neurosurgeon, author, and politician who is the 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, under the Trump Administration. Prior to his cabinet position, he was a candidate for President of the United States in Read More