Eisenhower National Historic Site
Walk the Gettysburg farm where Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower lived, hosted leaders, and raised Angus cattle.
Artwork inspired by Andrew Wyeth
This was the Eisenhowers' only home together, a working farm beside the Gettysburg battlefield. The house is intimate rather than monumental: family rooms, gifts from world leaders, and Mamie's choices reveal how the couple lived. When Eisenhower recovered here from a heart attack in 1955, the farm became a temporary seat of presidential work. The black Angus herd and bank barn make the agricultural side more than backdrop.
Begin outside, where the house, barns, putting green, and fields show how privacy, farming, and Cold War diplomacy overlapped. Ranger-led house access is seasonal and tied to program days, so a grounds visit does not guarantee entry indoors. The site has its own entrance and parking; use the park's GPS address rather than assuming a battlefield shuttle.
- Type
- Working historic farm
- House access
- Seasonal ranger tours
- Arrival
- 250 Eisenhower Farm Rd for GPS
Quick guide
- Orient at the barn
- Find the ranger information and read how the Angus herd shaped the farm.
- Check house access
- Confirm today's tour schedule before walking toward the family home.
Know before you go
- Start with the landscape
- Connect the Gettysburg fields and the nearby battlefield to the Eisenhowers' chosen retreat.
- Look at the herd
- See how raising Angus cattle was a genuine part of farm life, not a decorative display.
- Enter the home if open
- Notice family choices and diplomatic gifts without assuming every room is accessible.
- Ask about 1955
- Learn how presidential work continued here during Eisenhower's recovery.
Good to know
The Google listing uses 243 Eisenhower Farm Road; NPS gives 250 Eisenhower Farm Road as the GPS destination and directs drivers to the Emmitsburg Road entrance. Grounds are open more often than the house.
Notice these
- Eisenhower family home
- Bank barn and Angus herd
- Cold War retreat