First Ladies National Historic Site

First Ladies National Historic Site
The main entrance of the First Ladies National Historic Site.
First Ladies National Historic Site is located in Ohio
First Ladies National Historic Site
First Ladies National Historic Site is located in the United States
First Ladies National Historic Site
Map
Interactive map showing the location for First Ladies National Historic Site
Location205 and 331 Market Avenue South, Canton, Ohio
Coordinates40°47′48″N 81°22′31″W / 40.79667°N 81.37528°W / 40.79667; -81.37528
Visitation11,187 (2023)[2]
WebsiteFirst Ladies National Historic Site
NRHP reference No.01000286
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 2001[1]
Designated NHSOctober 11, 2000
The Saxton House, former home of Ida Saxton McKinley

First Ladies National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Canton, Ohio. During her residency in Washington, D.C. Mary Regula, wife of Ohio representative Ralph Regula, spoke regularly about the nation's first ladies. Recognizing the paucity of research materials available she created a board to raise funds and for a historian to assemble a comprehensive bibliography on American first ladies. From these inspirations came a National First Ladies’ Library, established in 1996, and the First Ladies National Historic Site.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Annual Park Ranking Report for Recreation Visits in: 2023". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Dunak, Karen. 2014. "First Ladies National Historic Site and Saxton McKinley House." Journal of American History: 213-214.