This is Wheatland, home of James Buchanan, our 15th president, who served 1857-1861. He has widely been considered our worst president, primarily due to his responses to the growing hostilities leading up to the Civil War.Rear of the house.Entrance foyer.Dining room.From Buchanan’s cellar, his own 1827 Red Seal Madeira. The label also reads: Per ship “Wanderer” from India Bottled 1832.The room from which he ran his 1856 presidential campaign.Portrait of Buchanan.Buchanan never married; he was our only bachelor president (Grover Cleveland was a bachelor when he became president, and he was married in the White House while president in 1886). Buchanan’s niece Harriet Lane served as Buchanan’s First Lady while he was president. Prior to his presidency Buchanan served as Minister to the Court of St. James in England. During this time, Harriet impressed Queen Victoria, and the two remained very good friends until the queen’s death in 1901. The two drawings on the wall in this room are autographed pictures of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.President Buchanan’s desk.Buchanan’s library.Buchanan’s bedroom. He died in this bed in 1868.In the Lancaster Museum, this was Buchanan’s desk.Buchanan’s limousine carriage.Statue of President Buchanan in Buchanan Park, a couple blocks away from Wheatland.Grave of President James Buchanan.
