James A. Garfield National Historic Site (Lawnfield)

James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, made his home at Lawnfield from 1876 until his death in 1881. Here he conducted the first “front porch” presidential campaign, giving speeches from the verandah. The many reporters ...

Lawnfield

Home of

James A. Garfield

Twentieth President of the

United States of America

"How sweet and inviting the

dear home beckons me away among

the green fields of Mentor."

From a letter written by

James Garfield to his wife

Lucretia on May 29, 1877

Courtesy hmdb.org

James A. Garfield's "Lawnfield"

In 1876, James A. Garfield bought this 118-acre farm in the rural village of Mentor, Ohio, and soon purchased an additional 40 acres. Over the next four years, Garfield doubled the size of the house and made it a home ...