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Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site

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Benjamin Harrison Home
Benjamin Harrison Home

The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, previously known as the Benjamin Harrison Home, is the former home of the 23rd president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison. It is in the Old Northside Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana. Harrison's 16-room house was built from 1874 to 1875. It was from the front porch of the house that Harrison instituted his famous Front Porch Campaign in the 1888 United States presidential campaign, often speaking to crowds on the street. In 1896, Harrison renovated the house and added electricity. He died there in a second-story bedroom in 1901. Today it is owned by the Arthur Jordan Foundation and operated as a museum to the former president by the Benjamin Harrison Foundation.

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Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
North Delaware Street, Indianapolis Old Northside

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North Delaware Street 1230
46202 Indianapolis, Old Northside
Indiana, United States
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