Gerald ford birthplace garden

The Center also contains a small exhibit of Ford memorabilia.

Gerald ford birthplace garden

Both conservation and exhibit are available by appointment only. The two sites are just to the northwest of Hanscom Park, one of Omaha's oldest public parks. The house site is four blocks west of the Gerald R. Ford Expressway. The house was owned by the future president's paternal grandparents, Charles Henry King, a prominent banker, and his wife, the former Martha Alicia Porter.

After their son Leslie Lynch King married Dorothy Ayer Gardner on September 7,the young couple moved into the house with his parents, as was typical of the times. Their first son, named Leslie Lynch King, Jr. See also [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Ford Genealogical Information". Gerald R. University of Texas. Archived from the original on Retrieved External links [ edit ].

Gerald Ford. Representative for MI—5 — Ford Jr. Boyhood Home Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. The three story room house had a ballroom and a wrap around porch overlooking Hanscom Park across the street. The King family lived in the house from Despite never being formally adopted, he changed his name to Gerald Ford Jr.

The mansion on Woolworth was listed for sale in and eventually split into 10 apartments by The fire resulted in the death of Helen Glade who had escaped a house fire elsewhere just months earlier. The house was razed and the lot listed for sale not long afterwards. By this time, however, the vacant lot was overgrown with weeds and full of trash.

He also donated lots just north of the memorial to the Nebraska Historical Society who later opened the Ford Conservation Center. He received a Distinguished Citizen Award for his generosity in After Ford became famous, the empty lot was turned into a garden with a bust of Ford, a fountain and plaza. A small gazebo displays Ford mementoes, including his golf clubs.

A marble birthplace slab is engraved with Ford's most famous phrase, "our long national nightmare is over. Stories, reports and tips on tourist attractions and odd sights in Nebraska. Strange and amusing destinations in the US and Canada are our specialty. Start here.