Places That Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower Lived

The Many Homes of One of America's First Couples from 1915 to 1939

Jun 19, 2009

Thirty-fourth president Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, called many places home. These places included numerous Army bases and, of course, the White House.

Throughout their long marriage (1916-69), Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower lived in many places. The main reason for this is that Dwight served in the U.S. Army during much of this time. When Dwight was elected to the presidency in 1952, the Eisenhowers began an eight-year stint in the White House. From 1961 to Dwight's death in 1969, the couple retired to their farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The early years of the Eisenhowers' relationship were defined by World War I (1914-18). The two met at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where Dwight was stationed and Mamie's family was vacationing. Dwight and Mamie married in July, 1916. In June of 1917, the newlyweds were temporarily geoaphically separated when Dwight moved to Leon Springs, Texas, and Mamie remained at Fort Sam Houston. This separation lasted nine months. From September to December, 1917, Dwight lived at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. In January and February of 1918, Dwight was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. (Mamie lived at Fort Sam Houston for the entire nine-month stretch.) In March of 1918, the couple reunited and moved to Mrs. Ray's Boarding House in Laurel, Maryland. They also spent some time at Halverson's Boarding House, which was also located in Laurel. Also in March, 1918, the couple moved to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where they would stay until November of that year. During the last month of the war (November-December, 1918), Dwight was stationed at Camp Dix, Georgia, but Mamie stayed with her family in Denver, Colorado.

The Inter-World War Years (1919-39)

From January to March, 1919, Dwight lived at Fort Benning Georgia, while Mamie stayed in Denver. From April. 1919 to January, 1922, Dwight was stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland. Mamie lived in San Antonio, Texas, in November and December of 1919 and Denver from May to August of 1920. From February, 1922 to September, 1924, the Eisenhowers were stationed at Camp Gaillard, Canal Zone, Panama. They returned to the States in October, 1924 and resided in Baltimore, Maryland, until December of that year. From January to August of 1925, home for the Eisenhowers was Fort Logan, Colorado. Then, they lived at Fort Leavenworth from September, 1925 to July, 1926. Next, they were transferred back to Fort Benning, where they stayed until January of 1927. Following their stretch at Fort Benning, Dwight and Mamie moved to the Wyoming Apartments in Washington, D.C. The nation's capital was home from February, 1927 to June, 1928. In July, 1928, the Eisenhowers once again left the States-- this time, for Paris, France. They lived in Paris until November, 1929. After returning to the U.S., the Eisenhowers lived in Washington, D.C., until September, 1935. Finally, they were stationed in the Philippines until December, 1939.

Harris, Bill. The First Ladies Fact Book, p. 529. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., 2005.

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