Benjamin Harrison home in Indianapolis IN
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The Benjamin Harrison Home was the home of Benjamin Harrison for most of his adult life. The Italianate Benjamin Harrison House was built from 1874 to 1875 using the plans of architect Herman T. Brandt. The red brick house has sixteen rooms. The bracketed cornices and three-story bay window are indicative of the Italianate architecture style. Interior features include an oak-trimmed walnut staircase, butternut woodwork, and parquet floors. Many renovations took place in 1896, which included electricity and the front porch.
It was from the front porch of the house that Harrison instituted his famous Front Porch Campaign in the 1888 Presidential Campaign, often speaking to crowds on the street. In 1896, Harrison renovated the house and added electricity. Harrison died there in a second story bedroom in 1901. Today it is owned by the Arthur Jordan Foundation and operated as a museum to Benjamin Harrison by the Benjamin Harrison Foundation.
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