Visit Pennsylvania's Only President for Presidents Day

Although the Philadelphia area is packed with Revolutionary history and the executive mansion was in Philadelphia for a decade, the state of Pennsylvania has only had one native son take the Presidential oath of office.

James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States of America.

“A Unionist and moderate Democrat, Buchanan won the presidential election in 1856, because voters held the futile hope that he could calm the bitter disputes between the North and South about slavery,” according to the National Park Service.

Buchanan lived his life in central Pennsylvania. He was was born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, and educated at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Cumberland County. He studied law in Lancaster, where he established his home of Wheatland on 22 acres.

If you want to visit Wheatland, you can do so on weekends starting this weekend with tours on the hour starting at 10 a.m. The last tour starts at 4 p.m. Public tours are offered on weekdays April through October with the same tour schedule.

Address

230 North President Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603

Admission

• Adults: $10
• Seniors (65 and older) and Students: $8
• Children 13 and younger: Free
• Parking: Free