Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

Information Weekend Guided Tours Availability

Please visit the Guided Tours of the Taft Family Home page to review the tour times available for visitors on weekend day visits.

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Weather Frost Advisory issued November 8 at 9:57AM EST until November 9 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Indiana, northeast and northern

Kentucky, and central, south central, and southwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive

outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

What to do: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Read the full alert · Until Nov 9, 2026, 2:00 PM

Overview

High atop one of Cincinnati's most prominent hilltops stands the two-story Greek Revival house where William Howard Taft was born and grew up. Hard work, a good education, and an interest in civic duty are attributes that made the Taft family outstanding leaders over the years. The environment that shaped Taft's character and philosophy is highlighted on a visit to the site.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Food
  • Dining
  • Guided Tours
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Taft Education Center: The Taft Education Center is the park's main visitor center. The park grounds have different hours of operation and are open 9 am to 4 pm, seven days a week.

Getting there

From I-71 north; Take Exit 2 (Reading Road and Eden Park Drive). Stay in right lane; turn left at first stoplight onto Dorchester Avenue, and go to the top of the hill. Turn right on Auburn Avenue and go 1 ½ blocks to the site. Park will be on the right. From I-71S, take Exit 3 (Taft Road). Follow Taft Road westbound. Go 0.75 mile to Auburn Avenue. Turn left and go 0.5 mile to the site. Park will be on the left.

Visitor centers

Weather

The park lies in a humid continental zone with a generally temperate climate. Winters are mildly cold with average temperatures around 48 degrees (F). Summers are hot and humid with an average temperature around 77 degrees (F). Average annual total rainfall is just under 40". Snowfall in the winter is generally light with an average total snowfall of less than 12"

Phone: (605) 836-3421

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

A tan and brick sided building with a corner entrance featuring tall glass windows and doors.
Taft Education Center · NPS / Tom Engberg
A yellow building to the right with a red brick sidewalk leading to a tan and red building
Taft Home and Taft Education Center · NPS / Tom Engberg
A lobby area with red and white square tiles and two people standing at a counter with a ranger.
Bookstore Area · NPS / Tom Engberg
A sitting model of an older man in a vest, shirt and pants next to a replica of a car & canoe on top
Charlie Taft Display · NPS / Tom Engberg
Several small and medium-sized glass-covered boxes with different displays inside of them on a wall
Shadowboxes · NPS / Tom Engberg
Several books and gift items arranged in rows on slotted walls
Bookstore Area · NPS / Tom Engberg

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