President William H. Taft House, Cincinnati, OH Photos

President William Howard Taft National Historic Site Birthplace & Boyhood Home (c1840s) (2038 Auburn Ave.). Taft lived September 15, 1857 to March 08, 1930 and was the only President (1909-1913) to also serve as U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice.

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President William Howard Taft National Historic Site. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft House side elevation. Cincinnati, OH.Taft House side entrance. Cincinnati, OH.Staircase at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
President William Howard Taft National Historic Site (c1840s) (2038 Auburn Ave.). Cincinnati, OH. Style: Italianate. On National Register.William Howard Taft House side elevation. Cincinnati, OH.Taft House side entrance. Cincinnati, OH.Staircase at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Parlor at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Parlor at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Chickering piano in parlor with girandoles, vases & bust at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Curio shelf in parlor at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Parlor at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Parlor at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Chickering piano in parlor with girandoles, vases & bust at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Curio shelf in parlor at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Fireplace with girandoles & portrait at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Portrait of Alphonso Taft father of President Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Fireplace with girandoles & portrait at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Portrait of Louisa May Torrey Taft mother of President Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Fireplace with girandoles & portrait at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Portrait of Alphonso Taft (1810-91) father of President Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Fireplace with girandoles & portrait at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Portrait of Louisa May Torrey Taft (1827-1907) mother of President Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Portrait of Louisa May Torrey Taft mother of President Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Landscape painting at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Silver tray at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gilt girandole with relief of kneeling person learning the bible from preacher at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Portrait of Louisa May Torrey Taft (1827-1907) mother of President Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Landscape painting at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Silver tray at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gilt girandole with relief of kneeling person learning the bible from preacher at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Gilt girandole with relief of woman in fancy dress at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gilt girandole with relief of man in frock coat & knee breeches at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gilt girandole with relief of smuggler Dirk Hatteraick from novel by Sir Walter Scott at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gilt girandole with relief of fictional trio in rustic dress at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Gilt girandole with relief of woman in fancy dress at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gilt girandole with relief of man in frock coat & knee breeches at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gilt girandole with relief of smuggler Dirk Hatteraick from novel by Sir Walter Scott at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gilt girandole with relief of fictional trio in rustic dress at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Gilt girandole with relief of man in frock coat & knee breeches at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Coming to the Parson sculpture by John Rogers at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Library at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Library fireplace at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Gilt girandole with relief of man in frock coat & knee breeches at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Coming to the Parson sculpture (1870) by John Rogers at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Library at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Library fireplace at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Mantle clock in Gothic style at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Drop front desk at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft house secretary desk. Cincinnati, OH.Stereopticon at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Mantle clock in Gothic style at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Drop front desk at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft house secretary desk which belonged to his father Alphonso Taft. Cincinnati, OH.Stereopticon at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Box to scroll & display a roll of photographs at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gas lamp supported by bronze hunter & with lithophane glass shade at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gas lamp lithophane image of young people on a donkey at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gas lamp lithophane image of the White House at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Box to scroll & display a roll of photographs (late 1800s) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gas lamp supported by bronze hunter & with lithophane glass shade at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gas lamp lithophane image of young people on a donkey at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gas lamp lithophane image of the White House at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Gas lamp lithophane image of a mill on a waterfall at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gas lamp lithophane image of two young girls at a fence at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Coal stove inserted into a fireplace with a coal scuttle at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Crib & chest of drawers at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Gas lamp lithophane image of a mill on a waterfall at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Gas lamp lithophane image of two young girls at a fence at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Coal stove inserted into a fireplace with a coal scuttle at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Crib & chest of drawers at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Chaise lounge at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft house fireplace with tiles of fables. Cincinnati, OH.Minton art tiles depicting fables at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Finding of Moses & King Lear Minton art tiles at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Chaise lounge at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft house fireplace with tiles of fables. Cincinnati, OH.Minton art tiles depicting fables at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Finding of Moses & King Lear Minton art tiles at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Aesop's Fables: The Fox & the Goat in the Well & The King Log and King Stork depicted on Minton art tiles at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Aesop's Fables: The Dog and His Shadow & The Goat, Calf & Sheep in Partnership with the Lion depicted on Minton art tiles at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft house fireplace tile shows race of tortoise & hare. Cincinnati, OH.Statue of William Howard Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Aesop's Fables: The Fox & the Goat in the Well & The King Log and King Stork depicted on Minton art tiles (c1875) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Aesop's Fables: The Dog and His Shadow & The Goat, Calf & Sheep in Partnership with the Lion depicted on Minton art tiles (c1875) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft house fireplace tile showing race of tortoise & hare. Cincinnati, OH.Statue of William Howard Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
William Howard Taft display at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft portrait at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft image detail on cowboy tapestry at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft cowboy tapestry detail at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
William Howard Taft display at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft portrait at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft image detail on cowboy tapestry at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft cowboy tapestry detail at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
William Howard Taft campaign buttons & items at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft & VP James S. Sherman campaign graphic at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft "The People's Desire" campaign card at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft campaign graphic at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
William Howard Taft campaign buttons & items (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft & VP James S. Sherman campaign graphic (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft "The People's Desire" campaign card (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft campaign graphic (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
W.H. Taft campaign cigar at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft campaign buttons at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft campaign buttons at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft Missouri campaign ribbon at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
W.H. Taft campaign cigar (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft campaign buttons (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft campaign buttons (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft Missouri campaign ribbon (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
W.H. Taft campaign ribbon at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft Notification Day ticket & badge for when candidate Taft was officially notified he was nominated to run for President since candidates did not attend conventions to be seen to be above politics at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft Notification Day ticket for when candidate Taft was officially notified he was nominated to run for President since candidates did not attend conventions to be seen to be above politics at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft campaign elephant card "Pull my tail and see The Next President" at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
W.H. Taft campaign ribbon (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft Notification Day ticket & badge for when candidate Taft was officially notified he was nominated to run for President (1908) since candidates did not attend conventions to be seen to be above politics at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft Notification Day ticket for when candidate Taft was officially notified he was nominated to run for President (1908) since candidates did not attend conventions to be seen to be above politics at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft campaign elephant card "Pull my tail and see The Next President" (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
W.H. Taft Inauguration Ceremonies Official Program at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft Inauguration Ceremonies souvenir at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Invitation to Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition opening ceremonies at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft dinner menu at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
W.H. Taft Inauguration Ceremonies Official Program (March 4, 1909) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft Inauguration Ceremonies souvenir (March 4, 1909) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Invitation to Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition opening ceremonies (June 1, 1909) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.William Howard Taft dinner menu (Nov. 17, 1912) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Man of the Hour two-step sheet music dedicated to William Howard Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Election cartoon by Blythe showing W.H. Taft's evolution from a Republican elephant into a President at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Banquet program honoring W.H. Taft on visit to the Philippines after Taft had served as Governor General of the Philippines at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Lincoln Memorial graphic related to work W.H. Taft did as chairman of the Lincoln Memorial Commission at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Man of the Hour two-step sheet music dedicated to William Howard Taft (1908) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Election cartoon (1912) by Blythe showing W.H. Taft's evolution from a Republican elephant into a President at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Banquet program honoring W.H. Taft on visit to the Philippines (Aug. 26, 1905) after Taft had served as Governor General of the Philippines (1901-4) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Lincoln Memorial (1922) graphic related to work W.H. Taft did as chairman of the Lincoln Memorial Commission at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Display covering the life of William Howard Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Silver pitcher owned by W.H. Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft's Cabinet Chair from when he served a Theodore Roosevelt's Secretary of War & was in charge of building the Panama Canal at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Chair with needlepoint cushion said to have been done by Mrs. Taft for their house on McMillan St. at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Display covering the life of William Howard Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Silver pitcher owned by W.H. Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.W.H. Taft's Cabinet Chair from when he served a Theodore Roosevelt's Secretary of War & was in charge of building the Panama Canal at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Chair with needlepoint cushion said to have been done by Mrs. Taft for their house on McMillan St. at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Spanish-style chair purchased by W.H. Taft while Governor General of the Philippines at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Settee at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.27: William Howard Taft lived. XP.William Howard Taft medal. Fremont, OH.
Spanish-style chair purchased by W.H. Taft while Governor General of the Philippines (1901-4) at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.Settee at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.27: William Howard Taft (1909-1913) lived (1857-1930). XP.William Howard Taft (1909-1913) medal (at Hayes Presidential Center). Fremont, OH.
White Steamer first Presidential official car used for William Howard Taft at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.White Steam Car from Cleveland, Ohio was first White House official auto of President William H. Taft at Heritage Plantation Auto Museum. Sandwich, MA.William Howard Taft - James S. Sherman campaign plate by Vodrey Pottery Co. of East Liverpool at Museum of Ceramics. East Liverpool, OH.William Howard Taft Whiteware plate by Vodrey Pottery Co. of East Liverpool at Museum of Ceramics. East Liverpool, OH.
White Steamer (1909) first Presidential official car used for William Howard Taft at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.White Steam Car (1909) from Cleveland, Ohio was first White House official auto of President William H. Taft at Heritage Plantation Auto Museum. Sandwich, MA.William Howard Taft - James S. Sherman campaign plate (1908) by Vodrey Pottery Co. of East Liverpool at Museum of Ceramics. East Liverpool, OH.William Howard Taft Whiteware plate (1908-12) by Vodrey Pottery Co. of East Liverpool at Museum of Ceramics. East Liverpool, OH.
Wm. H. Taft, Secretary of War, portrait detail on Jamestown Exposition poster at Hampton Roads Naval Museum. Norfolk, VA.Graphic from visit of William Howard Taft to unveiling of Pennsylvania monument at Centre Hill. Petersburg, VA.William Howard Taft portrait by William Valentine Schevill at National Portrait Gallery. Washington, DC.
Wm. H. Taft, Secretary of War, portrait detail on Jamestown Exposition (1907) poster at Hampton Roads Naval Museum. Norfolk, VA.Graphic from visit of William Howard Taft to unveiling of Pennsylvania monument (May 19, 1909) at Centre Hill. Petersburg, VA.William Howard Taft portrait (1910) by William Valentine Schevill at National Portrait Gallery. Washington, DC.
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