National Historic Landmark

Fillmore, Millard, House

East Aurora, Erie County, New York
Listed
May 29, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001235

About this property

The Millard Fillmore House is a historic house museum at 24 Shearer Avenue in East Aurora in Erie County, New York. Built in 1826, it was from then until 1830 the residence of the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore. It has been moved twice and significantly altered. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. The house is owned by the Aurora Historical Society and has been decorated with period furnishings. As of 2022, it is open for tours by reservation only. The Fillmore House stands on the east side of Shearer Avenue north of Main Street, west of the village center of East Aurora. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. A shed-roof porch with round columns extends across the three-bay front facade. A brick chimney rises on the right side, and a series of single-story ells, not original to the building, extend to the rear. The building is not architecturally distinguished. Millard Fillmore built this house in 1826 on a property on Main Street. Fillmore had just married, and established a law practice with an office (no longer extant) across the road. Fillmore's son was born in this house before the Fillmores moved to Buffalo in 1830. After the Fillmore occupancy, the building had multiple owners and multiple additions made to it. In 1915, it was moved further back on its original lot to make room for a theater. At that site it was abandoned and fell into decay until 1930, when it was rescued by Margaret and Irving Price. They moved the original core of the building to its current location and oversaw its restoration for use as a home and artist's studio for Margaret. It was acquired by the Aurora Historical Society in 1975, and restored in appearance to the period of Fillmore's ownership. List of residences of presidents of the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, New York "Millard Fillmore", by John T. Horton, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Adventures in Western New York History, volume II, 1960, "Life Portrait of Millard Fillmore", from C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits, broadcast from Fillmore House, June 11, 1999

Location

24 Shearer Ave.
East Aurora, Erie County, New York
42.76889, -78.62226

Categories

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Sources

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When was Fillmore, Millard, House listed on the National Register?

Fillmore, Millard, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Fillmore, Millard, House?

Fillmore, Millard, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Fillmore, Millard, House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Fillmore, Millard, House has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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