Warren and Florence Harding broke ground on this home in late summer 1890 after they were engaged to be married. They were married at the foot of the staircase on July 8, 1891 and lived here full time for the next 24 years as Harding successfully ran his newspaper and elevated his political career from the state to national level. The front porch was the heart of Sen. Harding's 1920 campaign. Harding usually stood on the top step to speak to thousands of people at one time without a microphone. More than 600,000 people trekked to Marion over the three-month campaign to hear the candidate address the crowds.