Ford, President Gerald R., Jr., House
Historic house in Virginia, United States in Alexandria (Independent City), Virginia. Built 1955. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The President Gerald R. Ford Jr. House is a historic house at 514 Crown View Drive in Alexandria, Virginia. Built in 1955, it was the home of Gerald Ford from then until his assumption of the United States presidency on August 9, 1974. The house is typical of middle-class housing in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington from that period. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985 for its association with the Fords.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 514 Crown View Dr., Alexandria (Independent City), VA |
| County | Alexandria County |
| Listed | Dec 17, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85003048 |
| Built | 1955 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 514 Crown View Dr., Alexandria (Independent City), VA |
| Coordinates | 38.81317, -77.07996 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 7 mi · Fort Hunt Picnic Areas 7 mi · Fort Washington Park Day Use Facilities 8 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85003048. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.