Wheatland, home of James Buchanan, Lancaster, Pa. Display at National Wax Museum. Wheatland is the home of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States and the only president to be born in Pennsylvania. Buchan was a bachelor and his niece, Miss Harriet Lane was White House hostess during his presidency. Here, Buchanan and Harriet Lane receive news of his election to the presidency from the front porch of "Wheatland" in June, 1856. The home is open to visitors.
Wheatland, home of James Buchanan, Lancaster, Pa. Interior of master bedroom. Restored home of James Buchanan, Pennsylvania's only President. The Master Bedroom, like all the rooms in Wheatland is furnished with authentic pieces. The oriental silk dressing robe was a gift to Buchanan from the chinese Ambassador, over one hundred years ago.
Wheatland, Lancaster, Pa. The Harriet Lane Room. Buchanan was the nations's only bachelor President. His lovely niece, Harriet Lane, served as mistress of Wheatland.
