Four months after Garfield was sworn in as president he was shot by Charles Gateau. Guiteau, who had been unsuccessful at any endeavor he’d tried and was slightly deranged, believed that he should be awarded an ambassadorship and blamed Garfield for not appointing him. Garfield lingered for 200 days before dying. Only William Henry Harrison served a shorter term.
The historic site includes the Garfield family home, bought in 1876, six years before Garfield became president. Members of the Garfield family lived in the house until 1934 and over 80% of the furnishings are original. After Garfield’s death his wife Lucretia remodeled the house and improved the farm, adding a windmill for pumping water to supply the house plumbing. Tours are given of the house. The visitor center has well done displays, a short film about Garfield and a film with a house tour which we watched because the house is closed for upgrading of the heating and air conditioning system.
The visitor center, the grounds, first floor and second floor library of the house are accessible. A concrete pad at the visitor center entrance has a slight lip.
RVs will fit in the lot by using several spaces or by backing up over the grass. Park
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