Birthplace of Ronald Reagan

U.S. historic place in Tampico, Illinois

The Birthplace of Ronald Reagan, also known as the Graham Building, is located in an apartment on the second floor of a late 19th-century commercial building in Tampico, Illinois, United States. The building was built in 1896 and housed a tavern from that time until 1915.

Birthplace of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan's birthplace (center).
LocationTampico, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates41°37′52″N 89°47′9″W / 41.63111°N 89.78583°W / 41.63111; -89.78583
Built1896
ArchitectFred Harvey Seymour (builder)
Part ofTampico Main Street Historic District (ID82002602[1])
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1982

On February 6, 1911 the future 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, was born in the apartment there, the family moving into a house in Tampico a few months later.

Architecturally, the two story brick building is similar to its neighbors, all of which are part of a historic district added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.

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