The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center consists of two buildings Hayes Home and Hayes Museum. Visitors can opt to tour one building or both. There is a reduced rate for both. The museum was started by the president’s second son, col. Webb Cook Hayes, and his siblings shortly after the turn of the century. Major additions in 1922 and 1968 have increased the galleries and library to 52,640 square feet. In keeping with the museum’s mission there are 13,000 artifacts depicting the Hayes family. As president, Hayes contended with the aftermath of Reconstruction in the South of our Black citizens and the plight of the American Indian. He fought against the controversial Chinese Immigration Exclusion Act and promoted Civil Service Reform. The library at the Center is impressive offering Hayes’ 12,000 volume personal library along with material from his military and political career. The library is open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays and holidays from Noon to 5 p.m.