• Front Porch of the Garfield Home - site of 1880 presidential campaign

    James A Garfield

    National Historic Site Ohio

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  • Summer Hours Begin May 1

    Summer hours have begun! Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

NEW PROGRAM Behind the Ropes

Explore the Garfield home from behind the ropes!

White gloves are a must on the Behind the Ropes tour! (white gloves provided).

NPS photo

Saturday, January 12 @11 a.m.

Behind the Ropes Tour

Not to be confused with our popular Behind the Scenes tour, this special tour takes you into several of the rooms of the Garfield home BEHIND the normal public barriers and allows you to see and even handle some of the home's unique artifacts. Always wanted to see further into some of the home's most beautiful rooms? Then Behind the Ropes is the tour for you! Cost is $15.00 per person. Limited space; reservations required. Please call 440-255-8722 for reservations. Minimum age is 16.

Did You Know?

Partial Image of Garfield Inaugural Ball Leaflet. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Garfield's inaugural ball was held at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. which had just opened.