Millard Fillmore Presidential Site

About the House: This small home in East Aurora NY was built by Millard Fillmore, the 13th President, in 1826. he and his spouse Abigail lived there until 1830 when they moved to Buffalo NY. the house later stood abandoned before becoming an art studio for a famous children's artist who was married oddly enough to the co-founder of Fisher Price toys. the house was bought by the Aurora Historical Society in 1975 and has been a museum since. About Millard Fillmore: Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States (1850-1853) was born in a log cabin in upstate New York in 1800. he taught himself and became a lawyer and served as a NY Assemblyman and a US Representative. the relatively unknown Fillmore was chosen to be Zachary Taylor's VP in 1848, but Taylor died after only 1 year in office and Fillmore became President. as President, he pushed the controversial compromise of 1850 through Congress and sent Commodore Perry to Japan. Fillmore was not re-elected and died in 1874.