Eisenhower National Historic Site
President Eisenhower's weekend retreat near Gettysburg

Located adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield, the farm, purchased in 1950, served the President as a weekend retreat and a meeting place for world leaders. With its putting green, skeet range, and view of South Mountain, it was a much-needed respite from Washington. With its show herd of Black Angus, it was a successful cattle operation and source of pride for the President.

The farm designated Eisenhower National Historic Site is the only place President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower ever called home.  The original 189-acre farm was transformed by stages into the 230-acre country estate of the 34th President of the United States.

President Eisenhower welcomed many guests – Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, President Charles De Gaulle, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Governor Ronald Reagan. From 1961 to 1969, it was the Eisenhower's home during a vigorous and active retirement. In 1967, President and Mrs. Eisenhower deeded their farm to the United States to be administered by the National Park Service as the Eisenhower National Historic Site.