Season 2, Episode 23: Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis
Heading to the Hoosier State for Benjamin Harrison’s home in Indianapolis! Learn about the 23rd President and his political career; his election and approach to the Presidency; his dynamic wife, Caroline, and family; as well as his home!
Be sure to listen to Benjamin Harrison’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Benjamin Harrison and North Bend”on his birthplace!
Also, listen to Benjamin Harrison’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “Benjamin Harrison’s Tomb” on his gravesite!
Benjamin Harrison’s home Marker for First Lady Caroline HarrisonThe Harrison home all festooned Benjamin Harrison Home Front Porch Formal Parlor, with Harrison portrait Staircase and parlor Benjamin Harrison Less formal Parlor Grandfather William Henry Parlors President Benjamin Harrison Love the cane with Presidents etched in Benjamin Harrison V and William Henry in the Library Benjamin Harrison’s desk and effects Benjamin’s bookcase Just love his Library KitchenDining Room with official china China collection Harrison family crib Benjamin Harrison Portrait Caroline Harrison Portrait Benjamin Harrison’s bed, and where he died. Birthplace in North Bend Attic, pre-renovation.
From My November 2015 Visit!
Benjamin Harrison Home Heading in Front Parlor Wall in Library Benjamin’s own booksThe Cane! Benjamin and his secretary Dining Room China Harrison cribs Bedroom quilt Washington to Harrison, Centennial President
From My May 2017 Visit!
Harrison Home Benjamin Harrison Home In the parlor Harrison Parlor Harrison Desk Different quilt on the Harrison bed Benjamin Harrison Home Caroline Harrison’s ambitious effort to expand the Executive Mansion
Rolling the ball in front of a porch-less Benjamin Harrison home.
Postcards of the Harrison Home Floor Plan of the Harrison home, from the Library of Congress. Caroline Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, and Mary Harrison.
BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip to New York City, through Ohio and Michigan, and heading back to Arizona Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook""Ulysses Grant and Point Pleasant""Benjamin Harrison and North Bend" "Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan" "William Howard Taft and Cincinnati" "Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park""John F Kennedy and Brookline""Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda"Homes"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald""William Henry Harrison and Grouseland""Franklin Pierce and Concord""Chester Arthur and Manhattan" "Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" "John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port""George Bush and Kennebunkport"Gravesites"Martin Van Buren's Tomb" "William Henry Harrison's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb""Ulysses Grant's Tomb" "Franklin Roosevelt's Tomb""Richard Nixon's Tomb" "Gerald Ford's Tomb"Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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