Home of President Rutherford B. Hayes closed temporarily for renovations

FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — The home of President Rutherford B. Hayes in northwest Ohio will close for more than a month starting Jan. 24 during the last major phase of a $1.2 million makeover.

Hayes, the nation’s 19th president, served from 1877-1881. He and his wife, Lucy, lived in the home in Fremont in the late 1800s, and Hayes owned the home until his death in 1893.

Restoration experts used photographs, receipts, letters, diary entries, and newspaper reports to determine the former colors and styles of furnishings, wallpaper, and floor coverings, The Blade of Toledo reported.