Welcome to the Harding Home
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See the "real stuff" at the Harding Home
"This is a hidden gem."
"I feel like the Hardings are just around the corner,"
Real comments from real visitors. What impresses them? Our expert tour guides, for one, who weave context for you as you visit a home which seemingly has frozen in time. Our guides don't work from a script -- they let you meet the Hardings by pulling from a vast body of knowledge that we work hard to constantly build. Our stellar collection of original objects, for another. The Harding Collections encompass more than 5,000 original items, including 300 from the White House. Because most of what you'll see in the Home is original, you'll get the feeling that the Hardings have just stepped into the next room.
This year, we're featuring many newly displayed objects which President and Mrs. Harding used in the private quarters of the White House. Inspect a pristine portable movie projector that they used to view Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin movies. Marvel at an intricately carved meerschaum pipe that President Harding used in his private office, and examine Mrs. Harding's collection of carved elephant figurines that filled a curio cabinet in the family quarters.
It's all here waiting for you to explore!
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In the Off Season | |
The Harding Home Presidential Site is currently in its offseason, but that doesn't mean we just close up shop for the winter! It means we don't have our seasonal staff on hand to provide regular open hours. You can still tour the Home, but you need to contact Site Manager Sherry Hall first to make sure she can accommodate your tour request. Contact her at 1-800-600-6894 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . During the Christmas and New Year's holidays, tours will be offered (requiring no advance appointment) at 1 p.m. on the following days: December 23, 26, 27 and 30, and January 2 and 3. Please note that the Harding Home is not decorated for Christmas this year.
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