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| Location | 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard,Yorba Linda,Orange County, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′22″N117°49′5″W / 33.88944°N 117.81806°W /33.88944; -117.81806 |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) (landmarked area) |
| Built | 1912 (1912) |
| Architectural style | California Bungalow |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000171[1] |
| CHISL No. | 1015 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 17, 1971 |
| Designated NHL | May 31, 1973[2][3] |
| Designated CHISL | October 1, 1994[4] |
The birthplace and early childhood home ofRichard Nixon, the37thpresident of the United States is located on the grounds of theRichard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum inYorba Linda, California, and serves as ahistoric house museum.
The house was built in 1912 on family ranchland; Nixon was born there the following year. He and his family stayed there until 1922, when they moved toWhittier, California. The former home was designated aNational Historic Landmark in 1973,[2] and aCalifornia Historical Landmark in 1994.[4]
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is located on the north side of Yorba Linda Boulevard at its junction with Eureka Avenue, west of downtown Yorba Linda. The property is dominated by the museum complex and parking lot; the Birthplace is located in a slightly secluded setting east of the main building, in a grove of trees. It is a1+1⁄2 story Craftsman-style bungalow, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. The north roof face has a broad shed-roof dormer projecting, and a gabled hood shelters the main entrance. Some of its windows feature diamond-pane sashes or panels.[5]
The house was built in 1912 from a mail-orderconstruction kit by Richard’s fatherFrancis A. Nixon, on ranchland owned by the family.[6] Richard Nixon was born in this house the following year, and the family remained here until 1922, when they moved toWhittier.[5] Francis Nixon sold off portions of the 8-acre (3.2 ha) property in 1922 and 1925, with the largest part going to the Yorba Linda School District for the construction of a school. The district purchased the rest of the tract in 1948, using the house as employee housing.[7]
Nixon formed a nonprofit library organization in 1968, after winning his first election as president. The school district deeded the property over to that organization in 1988. The school was torn down, and the museum established on the premises.[7]
