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George Washington
- George Washington was six years old when he moved to Ferry Farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1738. A replica of the president's childhood home can be found onsite.
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John Adams
- John Adams was born in 1735 in this rural cottage in Quincy, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1681, and purchased by John Adams' father in 1720.
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Thomas Jefferson
- When Thomas Jefferson was two years old, he and his family moved to Tuckahoe Plantation in Virginia. Pictured is the home where the American Founding Father and third US president spent most of his childhood.
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James Madison
- The fourth president of the United States grew up in a plantation house called Mount Pleasant, which was later renamed Montpelier, in Orange County, Virginia.
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William Henry Harrison
- President Harrison was born in what's believed to be the oldest three-story brick house in Virginia, at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City.
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James K. Polk
- The 11th US president grew up on a farm in Pineville, North Carolina. While the original log cabin where he lived no longer exists, you can find a replica at the President James K. Polk Historic Site.
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Zachary Taylor
- President Taylor's boyhood home, known as Springfield, is located in Louisville, Kentucky. It was built in 1790.
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Millard Fillmore
- The 13th president of the United States was born in 1800 and grew up in a log cabin in New Hope, Cayuga County, New York. Unfortunately, the cabin no longer exists.
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Franklin Pierce
- Before he got married in 1834, President Pierce called this two-story house near Hillsborough, New Hampshire, home.
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Abraham Lincoln
- Before moving to New Salem, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln spent his early years in a log cabin near Louisville, Kentucky. Pictured is a replica of the cabin.
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Ulysses S. Grant
- Before leaving for West Point in 1839, Ulysses S. Grant spent his early years in this house in Georgetown, Ohio.
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Grover Cleveland
- The only American president to serve non-consecutive terms was born in 1837 in this two-story house in Caldwell, New Jersey.
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William McKinley
- Pictured is President McKinley's original birthplace in Niles, Ohio. Sadly, the house burned down in 1937, but a replica was erected at the McKinley Birthplace Home and Research Center.
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Theodore Roosevelt
- Teddy Roosevelt was born and lived in this townhouse in New York City until age 14. The president's birthplace is now a museum.
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William Howard Taft
- The birthplace of the 27th president is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft lived here from 1857 to 1874, the year he left for college.
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Woodrow Wilson
- The 28th president of the United States was born in this house built in 1846 in Staunton, Virginia.
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Calvin Coolidge
- Not only was Calvin Coolidge born and raised in this house in Plymouth, Vermont, but he also took the oath of office in this very same house.
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Herbert Hoover
- This cute two-room cottage in West Branch, Iowa, is where President Hoover was born and spent his childhood.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
- FDR was born in an estate known as Springwood, in Hyde Park, New York. This was also the president's home and final resting place.
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Harry S. Truman
- The 33rd US president was born in this house in Lamar, Missouri, in 1884.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
- President Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, in 1890. He then moved to Abilene, Kansas (pictured), when he was still a toddler.
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John F. Kennedy
- JFK was born in this house in 83 Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The young Kennedy lived here until he was 10.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
- President Johnson loved his childhood home so much that he hired an architect to reconstruct it in Johnson City, Texas.
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Richard Nixon
- Pictured is President Nixon's birthplace and childhood home in Yorba Linda, California. The Nixon family lived in this house until 1922.
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Gerald Ford
- President Ford moved to this house in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when he was eight, and lived there until age 17.
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Jimmy Carter
- President Carter's family moved to a farm in Plains, Georgia, when he was four. Carter worked on the farm (which had no indoor plumbing or electricity) until he left for college in 1941.
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Ronald Reagan
- Unlike other US presidents, Ronald Reagan moved several times as a child, Pictured is his childhood home in Dixon, Illinois, where he lived from 1920 to 1924.
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Bill Clinton
- Bill Clinton lived in this house in Hope, Arkansas, with his mother and maternal grandparents until he was four.
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George W. Bush
- The 43rd US president lived in this house in Midland, Texas, from ages five to nine. Bush's parents originally bought the house in 1951.
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Donald Trump
- Donald Trump grew up in this house in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens, New York City.
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Joe Biden
- Pictured is Joe Biden's childhood home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Sources: (Business Insider)
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George Washington
- George Washington was six years old when he moved to Ferry Farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1738. A replica of the president's childhood home can be found onsite.
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John Adams
- John Adams was born in 1735 in this rural cottage in Quincy, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1681, and purchased by John Adams' father in 1720.
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Thomas Jefferson
- When Thomas Jefferson was two years old, he and his family moved to Tuckahoe Plantation in Virginia. Pictured is the home where the American Founding Father and third US president spent most of his childhood.
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James Madison
- The fourth president of the United States grew up in a plantation house called Mount Pleasant, which was later renamed Montpelier, in Orange County, Virginia.
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William Henry Harrison
- President Harrison was born in what's believed to be the oldest three-story brick house in Virginia, at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City.
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James K. Polk
- The 11th US president grew up on a farm in Pineville, North Carolina. While the original log cabin where he lived no longer exists, you can find a replica at the President James K. Polk Historic Site.
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Zachary Taylor
- President Taylor's boyhood home, known as Springfield, is located in Louisville, Kentucky. It was built in 1790.
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Millard Fillmore
- The 13th president of the United States was born in 1800 and grew up in a log cabin in New Hope, Cayuga County, New York. Unfortunately, the cabin no longer exists.
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Franklin Pierce
- Before he got married in 1834, President Pierce called this two-story house near Hillsborough, New Hampshire, home.
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Abraham Lincoln
- Before moving to New Salem, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln spent his early years in a log cabin near Louisville, Kentucky. Pictured is a replica of the cabin.
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Ulysses S. Grant
- Before leaving for West Point in 1839, Ulysses S. Grant spent his early years in this house in Georgetown, Ohio.
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Grover Cleveland
- The only American president to serve non-consecutive terms was born in 1837 in this two-story house in Caldwell, New Jersey.
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William McKinley
- Pictured is President McKinley's original birthplace in Niles, Ohio. Sadly, the house burned down in 1937, but a replica was erected at the McKinley Birthplace Home and Research Center.
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Theodore Roosevelt
- Teddy Roosevelt was born and lived in this townhouse in New York City until age 14. The president's birthplace is now a museum.
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William Howard Taft
- The birthplace of the 27th president is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft lived here from 1857 to 1874, the year he left for college.
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Woodrow Wilson
- The 28th president of the United States was born in this house built in 1846 in Staunton, Virginia.
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Calvin Coolidge
- Not only was Calvin Coolidge born and raised in this house in Plymouth, Vermont, but he also took the oath of office in this very same house.
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Herbert Hoover
- This cute two-room cottage in West Branch, Iowa, is where President Hoover was born and spent his childhood.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
- FDR was born in an estate known as Springwood, in Hyde Park, New York. This was also the president's home and final resting place.
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Harry S. Truman
- The 33rd US president was born in this house in Lamar, Missouri, in 1884.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
- President Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, in 1890. He then moved to Abilene, Kansas (pictured), when he was still a toddler.
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John F. Kennedy
- JFK was born in this house in 83 Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The young Kennedy lived here until he was 10.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
- President Johnson loved his childhood home so much that he hired an architect to reconstruct it in Johnson City, Texas.
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Richard Nixon
- Pictured is President Nixon's birthplace and childhood home in Yorba Linda, California. The Nixon family lived in this house until 1922.
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Gerald Ford
- President Ford moved to this house in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when he was eight, and lived there until age 17.
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Jimmy Carter
- President Carter's family moved to a farm in Plains, Georgia, when he was four. Carter worked on the farm (which had no indoor plumbing or electricity) until he left for college in 1941.
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Ronald Reagan
- Unlike other US presidents, Ronald Reagan moved several times as a child, Pictured is his childhood home in Dixon, Illinois, where he lived from 1920 to 1924.
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Bill Clinton
- Bill Clinton lived in this house in Hope, Arkansas, with his mother and maternal grandparents until he was four.
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George W. Bush
- The 43rd US president lived in this house in Midland, Texas, from ages five to nine. Bush's parents originally bought the house in 1951.
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Donald Trump
- Donald Trump grew up in this house in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens, New York City.
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Joe Biden
- Pictured is Joe Biden's childhood home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Sources: (Business Insider)
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From log cabins to mansions: The childhood homes of US presidents
Today is President's Day
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It's common knowledge that American presidents move to the White House when they take office, but have you ever wondered where they first lived? Some American presidents were actually born at home, and many were raised in the very same houses they were born in. Throughout American history, we have examples of presidents who grew up in very humble homes, while others were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. Either way, it's absolutely fascinating to look back and see where these powerful men spent their childhoods.
Curious? Click on and get to know the childhood homes of US presidents.
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