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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Rutherford B. Hayes

Hayes Presidential Center: Spiegel Grove State Park

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Description: Spiegel Grove, named and built by Hayes' uncle, is a twenty-five acre estate that includes a modern library-museum, the Hayes gravesite, and a thirty-three room, brick and wood mansion. It is administered by the Hayes family, the Ohio Historical Society, and the Rutherford B. Hayes and Lucy Webb Hayes Foundation. The house is open to the public.

Address: Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove State Park; 1337 Hayes Avenue; Fremont, OH 43420-2796

Phone Number: (419) 332-2081

Hours of Operation: Year-round: (Museum and Residence), 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 12-5 p.m. Sun. & holidays; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's days.

Year-round: (Library), 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; closed Sun. & holidays.

Credit: "Presidential Sites: A Directory of Places Associated with Presidents of the United States" by William G. Clotworthy


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