George Washington's Mount Vernon, Virginia -- The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association purchased the property from the Washington family in 1858 and restored the house in the country's first successful nationwide preservation effort. The site, like the others that follow, is a National Historic Landmark.
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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Virginia -- The nation's third president designed and redesigned his home over the course of his adult years, planting gardens and living the life of a gentleman farmer.
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James Madison's Montpelier, Virginia -- Montpelier had been in James Madison's family since 1723, but his widow, Dolley Madison, sold it in 1844. It had several owners and renovations until the family of William du Pont donated it in 1983 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which operates it today.
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Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, Tennessee -- Jackson completed construction on the Hermitage in 1819, but an 1834 fire during his presidency necessitated fairly expensive repair and renovation work.
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James Buchanan's Wheatland, Pennsylvania -- Lifelong bachelor Buchanan's home near Lancaster served as refuge after his single term in office leading up to the Civil War.
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President Benjamin Harrison Home, Indiana -- The 23rd president of the United States, Harrison pioneered the "front porch" campaign speech from --where else? -- his front porch at his home in Indianapolis.