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National Historic Site · First Ladies National Historic Site

First Ladies National Historic Site

Best primary window for First Ladies: September, with June and October as strong shoulder months.

First Ladies National Historic Site consists of two properties in downtown Canton, Ohio - the home of First Lady Ida Saxton-McKinley and our Visitor Center. Come learn about how the position of First Lady has evolved over time to include a public role.

This page identifies First Ladies National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
First Ladies National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
First Ladies National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in OH in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/fila/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for First Ladies National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/fila/index.htm.
What it sounds like
First Ladies audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

First Ladies National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Historic Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
FILA
Region
great lakes
Core Experiences
architecture-and-buildingafrican-american-heritageartspresidentssocial-movementsGuided ToursLiving HistoryFirst Person InterpretationPark FilmMuseum Exhibits

Month-by-month

First Ladies National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/fila/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for First Ladies National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/fila/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

First Ladies National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in OH.

Getting there

Official access details for First Ladies are on the NPS page.

The First Ladies National Historic Site is located in downtown Canton, Ohio. Free parking is available behind the Saxton House or at our gated lot on the corner of Market Avenue South and 3rd Street SW. Please begin your visit at the visitor center at 205 Market Avenue South.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4410
February4610
March5118
April5630
May5848
June6068
July5986
August5982
September6158
October6034
November5418
December4810

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for First Ladies National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

First Ladies National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code fila.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

First Ladies National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/fila/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source