president calvin coolidge state historic site

It was interesting to walk around the home of President Calvin Coolidge and to see where he grew up. I am not a history buff so I did not pay the admission fee but was nice to visit and experience.

This is a significant historical site: a President was sworn in at the house in 1923. This is one of a very few places outside Washington, DC where this has happened. Calvin Coolidge's family home is preserved. When President Harding died, Coolidge was sworn in at the house. The farm nearby where Coolidge was born is also here. There is also a Vermont cheese and wine shop withlocal products. Coolidge's gravesite is just down the road. The site is well cared for. Plymouth is an easy sidetrip from US 4 across Vermont, and well worth a stop.

My wife and daughters (5 and 7) all had a great time. The buildings are all very well kept and have interesting displays setup that are loaded with history. It is located in a beautiful area not far from Okemo. You'll be treated to a nice drive down Rt 100 if you're coming from the Ludlow area. There is a restaurant on site but we didn't go there. The place was fun to explore and wasn't crowed. You spend a good amount of time outside going from building to building, so dress accordingly for the other weather.

An extremely interesting site which gives a very good feel of what it must have been like in Calvin Coolidge's time

The State of Vermont has done a beautiful job keeping this town somewhat like it was in Coolidge's time while still allowing it to function as an actual hamlet. The museum/visitors center is relatively new and features a gift shop, two display rooms, one with many interactive displays. There's even a video about his life and presidency. With your paid admission, you can get into two of the buildings in the village; everything else is free. There are two barns filled with various methods of transportation. The whole village is walk-able and takes about an hour and a half, depending on how interested you are in everything. Everybody is very, very friendly and knowledgeable, especially in the operation restaurant, general store, and, up the hill, the Plymouth Cheese Factory. I can't stress enough how well everything has been preserved and how interesting it all is. I'll definitely return.

The village of Plymouth Notch, Vermont is restored to the time Calvin Coolidge was president. It is a very interesting and well managed place to gain an insight into U S Presidential history.

Nestled on the picturesque Vermont mountains' the village is a step back in time. Wheelchair accessible. Clean. Ample parking. Easy to walk around the village. Saw Calvin Coolidge's birthplace as well as the home in which he was sworn in as President. The barn museum is filled with antique carriages and farm implements. Quite interesting. The visitor's center is friendly, with clean restrooms, and a very nice movie revealing the Coolidge family and village. Well worth the visit.

Twleve buildings in Plymouth, VT, that take you back to Coolidge's birth, youth, young adulthood, and even his Presidency. Houses, the school, the church, barns, the store, and evn a workshop. Wiith so many items that he used and were familiar with, not ones that were similar, but the real ones. Worth the stop. There is a diner on the pro[perty with homemade soups, snadwiches and such, served by real nice people.

The Visitor's Center is very nice and informative. The buildings and tour were okay. Probably this would be a better place if you were really interested in Coolidge. The cheese factory located in the park was a bit disappointing as it was very small.

You will need to plan for a couple of hours to get around and see all the different historic buildings. You first have the Education Center and Museum to go through, then watch a movie, and then head out to see all the buildings. There is so much to see... The General Store, where you can grab a moxie (if you dare) the presidents favorite beverage, then head upstaris to see "the summer white house" it's very interesting. Then head over to the Wilder House for a bite to eat, fresh homemade food! Take a stroll over to the church the president grew up in and attended, just beautiful! Then go see where the president lived and where he took the oath of office! Then you can head over to Plymouth Cheese and see where they still make cheese to this day! Yumm..... You can also just pack your picnic basket and pick a spot (there is not a bad one) and just enjoy the incredible views here!!! There are so many other things to see and do. I really enjoyed my time here and you will too!!

We were on our driving vacation in VT, June 2014, heading towards Brattleboro, on the 100A route south. We had read about Plymouth Notch, and decided to take a look/stop at the State Historic Site. What a nice place this is. We parked at the museum and went and had a look around. $8 per adult to get in. Really good information and photo's/exibits to be seen. Outside were the barns and old buildings of the village. It is as though you have stepped back in time. The cheese shop is a stop not to be missed, lots of choices to be had. Then of course you have to go and pay your respects at the cemetery, just a short walk across the road, and see the resting place of the former president Calvin Coolidge, along with all his ancestors, buried alongside him. What a wonderful stop this was, not to be missed.

A tour of Coolidge's home and adjacent buildings gives you a feel for small-town Vermont life in the early 20th century, as the buildings and furnishings are authentic originals. The museum has many photos and documents from the president's life.

This is a nice place to visit and at first I thought it had reasonable admission fees. I changed my mind though when I realized that a number of attractions you can get into without paying anything and that some of the buildings you could not go into even with a wrist band. I don't know if that was because it was a rainy morning or if this was standard practice. The cheese factory does NOT require a wrist band, so if you want to look at the grounds and skip going into the museum and barn, you can do so.

I enjoyed this site tremendously. I had no idea that it would be so interesting. It is hard imagine that a president of the United States came from such a rural area.

So much to see and do learning about the history. There is a museum, barn, store, homes, cheese factory and store, cemetery. Take your time and explore! Best for adults.