Indianapolis - President Benjamin Harrison Home

Benjamin Harrison, Senator of Indiana (1880), who was elected President of the United States in 1888, died in Indianapolis in 1901. His house at 1230 North Delaware Street, with its original Victorian furniture, can be visited.
Benjamin Harrison's sixteen room Italianate Victorian house, built in 1874-75, figured prominently in his campaign for the presidency.

Visit the home and learn about Harrison's skills as a lawyer, the cases he took before the U. S. Supreme Court, his reputation as a military leader of men, his conservation efforts, his expertise in foreign affairs and his expansion of the U. S. Navy.

This home of the 23rd President of the United States is chock full of Harrison's personal items along with 3,700 artifacts and 2,440 books. The President Benjamin Harrison Home hosts several special events throughout the year including a President's Day celebration and Valentines Day poetry reading.