A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Harrison residence, home of Brigadier General and President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Caroline Harrison.

Bill: 118-sres-585
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2024-03-08
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Historic sites and heritage areas

Indiana

Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-08
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2333; text: CR S2332-2333)

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p></p><p>This resolution commemorates the 150th anniversary of the residence of President Benjamin Harrison in Indiana. The&nbsp;resolution also celebrates the residence as a historic landmark.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

action_date: 2024-03-08
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>This resolution commemorates the 150th anniversary of the residence of President Benjamin Harrison in Indiana. The resolution also celebrates the residence as a historic landmark.</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 585 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2024 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Young ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Harrison residence, home of Brigadier General and President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Caroline Harrison.

Whereas, in 1874, construction began on the Italianate-style Harrison residence, carriage house, brick drive, and landscaping; Whereas Brigadier General and President Benjamin Harrison (referred to in this preamble as President Harrison ) and First Lady Caroline Harrison chose every detail of the Harrison residence, from the interior layout to the Italianate red brick design; Whereas H. Brandt was the architect of the Harrison residence and Petrie and Cummings were the excavators; Whereas the 10,000 square-foot Harrison residence was finished in 1 year at a cost of $24,008.59, complete with 16 rooms, 3 stories, and a basement; Whereas 2-feet-thick Indiana limestone made up the basement of the Harrison residence, and 380,552 bricks completed the structure; Whereas the finest French plate windows were installed in the Harrison residence, along with conveniences not enjoyed by most Victorians, including— (1) running water; (2) a coal-fed furnace; (3) 23 working gaslight fixtures; and (4) 12-foot ceilings; Whereas President Harrison, Caroline, and their 2 children, Russell and Mary, lived in the Delaware Street Harrison residence; Whereas President Harrison held many of his famous front porch speeches at the Harrison residence while running for President in 1888; Whereas President Harrison resided in the Harrison residence after returning from the presidency and passed away in the residence on March 13, 1901; Whereas, in 1937, the Arthur Jordan Foundation purchased the Harrison residence and furniture from Mary Lord Dimmick Harrison, widow of President Harrison; Whereas the Harrison residence was used as a dormitory for female students in the Jordan Conservatory of Music, housed in a readapted home on a southern adjoining lot; Whereas the dormitory residents of the Harrison residence gave tours of the first floor to the public; Whereas, in 1951, the Jordan Conservatory of Music moved to Butler University, where it continued to be known as Jordan College of the Arts; Whereas, in 1964, the Department of the Interior named the Harrison residence a National Historic Landmark; Whereas, in 1966, the Arthur Jordan Foundation created the President Benjamin Harrison Foundation to maintain and operate the Harrison residence in accordance with the statement of purpose; Whereas, in 2003, the President Benjamin Harrison Foundation earned accreditation by the American Association of Museums; Whereas, in 2010, the Board of Directors changed the name of the President Benjamin Harrison Foundation to the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site (referred to in this preamble as the Presidential Site ); Whereas, as of 2023, the Harrison residence has more than 30,000 visitors from across the country and world; Whereas the Presidential Site has raised more than $6,800,000 in the capitol campaign Old Glory, New Vision to make substantial renovations and improvements to the historic structure and grounds of the Harrison residence; Whereas tens of thousands of students visit the Harrison residence to learn more about the Federal Government; Whereas the Presidential Site has developed nationally recognized programming, including Future Presidents of America, Project POTUS, and Candlelight Theater; and Whereas the Harrison residence has become the location of many special speakers, events, a naturalization ceremony site for many citizens, and an election voting site: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) celebrates the Harrison residence as a historic landmark that preserves the history of Brigadier General and President Benjamin Harrison (referred to in this resolution as President Harrison ), the only President elected from the State of Indiana, and the family of President Harrison; (2) recognizes the prominent role the Harrison residence, as a museum, continues to play in civic education and engagement for individuals of all ages through their programs and endeavors; (3) recognizes the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site for its historical significance and community efforts in involving the public of the United States with its system of self-government; and (4) commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Harrison residence, and as President Harrison himself said, Great lives do not go out. They go on. .