President William H. Taft Homestead
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This photo was taken around 1908 and shows President William H. Taft’s old homestead. Taft was born near Cincinnati Ohio in 1857. He attended Woodward High School and served as the first dean and professor of constitutional law at the University of Cincinnati. In total five U.S. Presidents are from the Cincinnati area; William H. Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and William H. Taft. For more information on President William H. Taft visit: http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/william-howard-taft
This photo was taken around 1908 and shows President William H. Taft’s old homestead. Taft was born near Cincinnati Ohio in 1857. He attended Woodward High School and served as the first dean and professor of constitutional law at the University of Cincinnati. In total five U.S. Presidents are from the Cincinnati area; William H. Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and William H. Taft. For more information on President William H. Taft visit: http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/william-howard-taft
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-95694
This photo shows President William H. Taft’s old homestead. William H. Taft was the 27th President of the United States as well as the 10th Chief Justice of the United States. He is the only person to have served in both offices.
Questions:
- Describe what you see in the area around the house?
- What is different about this location now?