William Howard Taft National Historic Site

On a prominent hilltop overlooking the city of Cincinnati stands the large Greek revival-style house where William Howard Taft was born in 1857. The house, now the William Howard Taft National Historic Site, is a reminder of an elegant era when Mount Auburn was known as the city’s “Fifth Avenue,” and it is restored to look as it did when the twenty-seventh President and tenth Chief Justice lived here as a child and young adult.

Taft lived in the home continuously until he went to Yale College in 1874. After college, his career skyrocketed. When he became President in 1909, it was only the second time he had been elected to office. As President, Taft introduced the income tax and the federal budget, and he inaugurated the presidential tradition of throwing out the first baseball of the season.

Address: 2038 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, OH
Phone: 513/684-3262
Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Admission: Free

Learn more about these other national historic sites:

Saint-
Gaudens National Historic Site

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