Gerald R. Ford
Childhood 
  1913-1914
  1915
  1916-1919
  1920-1923
  1924-1927
High School
University of Michigan
Yale University
World War II
Gerald Ford's Homes

Betty Bloomer Ford
Bloomer Family

Childhood & Youth
  1921-1937
  1938-1945

Gerald & Betty Ford
Wedding
Campaign for Congress
Congressional Years
  1950-1953
  1956-1958
  1959-1960
  1961-1962
  1964-1967
  1968-1971
  1972
Vice President

White House photos

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Gerald R. Ford's Homes, 1913 - 1950

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3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE

This was Gerald R. Ford's birthplace in 1913. He lived here for approximately sixteen days.

H0053-1. 3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE.1915.
H0053-1. 3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE.1915.
H0055-1. 3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE. 1955. H0055-1. 3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE. 1955.
H0064-1 (Color prints of this photograph are available - use negative AV82-14-003). 3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE. 1957. H0064-1 (Color prints of this photograph are available - use negative AV82-14-003). 3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE. 1957. H0070-1. Watercolor painting of 3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE. 1976.
H0070-1. Watercolor painting of 3202 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE. 1976.

1960 Terrace SE, Grand Rapids, MI

This was the house in which Ford and his mother lived from 1913 to 1917. The street name was changed to Prospect in 1920.

H0031-1. 1960 Terrace SE, Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.
H0031-1. 1960 Terrace SE,
Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.

630 Rosewood Avenue, East Grand Rapids, MI

The Ford family lived here from 1922 to 1923.

H0031-2. 630 Rosewood Avenue, East Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.
H0031-2. 630 Rosewood Avenue,
East Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.

649 Union Street, Grand Rapids, MI

The Ford family lived here from 1923 to 1930.

H0058-1. 649 Union Street, SE, Grand Rapids, MI. 1923.
H0058-1. 649 Union Street, SE, Grand Rapids, MI. 1923.
H0032-1. 649 Union Street, Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.
H0032-1. 649 Union Street, Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.

2153 Lake Drive SE, East Grand Rapids, MI

The Fords lived on Lake Drive from 1930 to 1933. They probably did not occupy the house that is pictured, but rather the house next door (now demolished).

H0032-2. 2153 Lake Drive, SE, East Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.
H0032-2. 2153 Lake Drive, SE,
East Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.

1011 Santa Cruz Drive, East Grand Rapids, MI

Ford's parents lived here beginning in 1934.

H0032-3. 1011 Santa Cruz Drive, East Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.
H0032-3. 1011 Santa Cruz Drive,
East Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.

330 Washington Street, SE, Grand Rapids, MI

Residence of Gerald and Betty Ford from 1948 to 1950.

H0031-3. 330 Washington Street, SE, Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.
H0031-3. 330 Washington Street, SE,
Grand Rapids, MI. 1974.

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