Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site

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Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site
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Replica of the birth home of President Chester A. Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site
Established1903
Location4588 Chester Arthur Rd.
Fairfield, Vermont
Coordinates 44°48′52″N72°55′57″W / 44.814446°N 72.932401°W / 44.814446; -72.932401
TypeBiographical museum
Website historicsites.vermont.gov/chester-arthur

The President Chester A. Arthur State Historic Site is a state historic site located in Fairfield, Vermont. It honors Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, who was born in Vermont in 1829. The site includes a replica of the original early 19th-century home in which he was born that was constructed in 1953 using an old photograph of the house as a guide. In 1903, a granite monument was dedicated on the spot where it was thought he had been born. [1]

Contents

Visitors can also tour the nearby Fairfield Baptist Church, the church where his father served as preacher. [1] [2]

Present day

Today, the home is available for tours on weekends from July through mid-October. [3] It is owned by the State of Vermont and open as a Vermont State Historic Site.

See also

Sources

  1. 1 2 "Chester Arthur Site History". historicsites.vermont.gov.
  2. Epting, Chris (2009-06-04). The Birthplace Book: A Guide to Birth Sites of Famous People, Places, & Things. Stackpole Books. p. 29. ISBN   9780811740180.
  3. "HOURS, ADMISSIONS, DIRECTIONS". historicsites.vermont.gov. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.


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