Gettysburg -- Final Day - Eisenhower Farm

We park the RV in the oversized parking and hop on the bus to the Eisenhower Farm

 It was a narrow road in so we could see why there was no parking there.

 This was Eisenhowerr's Summer Whitehouse.  The Eisenhowers bought the 189-acre farm for $40,000 in 1950.

 The house is 4100 square feet with 24 rooms (8 are bathrooms) and has 99% of the Eisenhowers' original furnishings.  The fireplace mantle was in the East Room of the White House when Abe Lincoln was president.  It was purchased by the Staff for the Eisenhauers - it came from the Whitehouse when remodeled. 

The round settee was a gift from Dwight to Mamie after she admired one on a trip to France.  The majority of the furnishings in the Living Room were gifts.

 

 Dining Room

 The enclosed back porch where they spent most of their time

The Den - Ike used salvaged flooring and beams from the original house in this room

His office

The Kitchen or Butler's Pantry

Staircase to upstairs

Mamies Dressing Room

Ike's Dressing  room and where he would take naps

The Master Bedroom - as you can see Mamie loved pink

Yellow guest room

Back Yard

Greenhouse

View to the barns - was not open when we toured

Gary on the putting green with the 5 star flag

View of the back of the house

A beautiful place to tour on a beautiful day.  We have thoroughly enjoyed Gettysburg -  but time to move on.