Bill Clinton's First Home

  • Erroneous NPS Name: Bill Clinton Birthplace

  • Address: 117 S Hervey St
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums

William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was born at the Julia Chester Hospital on the 19th of August 1946 in the small town of Hope, Arkansas as William Jefferson Blythe III, named for his late father who had died in an auto accident in May. He lived in this comfortable frame house in Hope with his widowed mother and her parents for four years after his birth in 1946. Clinton remembered playing in the yard with friends and learning from his adored grandfather about social justice and the equality of all people. Clinton, the first Baby Boomer elected to the White House, maintained a centrist political stance. The American people enjoyed a great economic boom during his administration, and President Clinton worked effectively for peace in Northern Ireland, Haiti, the Middle East, and the former Yugoslavia. He also faced impeachment but was acquitted of the charges brought against him. - NPS


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1917/00/00 House built by Dr H J S Garrett
1947/00/00 William Jefferson Clinton Home William J lives with his grandparents from 1946 to 1950.

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Particulars for Bill Clinton's First Home:
Architectural House Plan American Foursquare
Sight Category Building
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 19th May 1994

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Clinton, Bill, Birthplace
Registry Address: 117 S. Hervey St.
Registry Number: 94000472
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Garrett, Dr. H. J. S.
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: American Foursquare
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Politics-government
Applicable Criteria: Person
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years, Birth place or grave
Significant Year: 1946
Associated People: Clinton, William Jefferson
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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