James A. Garfield National Historic Site - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

Garfield acquired the home in 1876 to accommodate his large family. The home, named Lawnfield by reporters, was the site of the first successful front porch campaign in 1880. That same year, he had 11 more rooms added to the building to accommodate his large family. James A. Garfield was President from March 4, 1881, until his death on September 19, 1881. Four years after his assassination, the Memorial Library wing was added by Mrs. Garfield and her family - setting the precedent for presidential libraries.
The Garfield family lived in the mansion up until 1936, when the house and all of its contents were given to the Western Reserve Historical Society by Garfield's children. Later, on December 28, 1980, the United States Congress would authorize it as a National Historic Site.

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