william howard taft national historic site has two main buildings. the first is the original home owned by william howard taft's parents, alphonso and louise taft. it has been restored to look as it did during the time william lived there. all the family portraits and many of the books on display belonged to the taft family. the first floor has five rooms restored: william's birthplace, and four rooms representative of the period. the furniture is period pieces and did not necessarily belong to the tafts. the second floor contains exhibits on the accomplishments of william.