House of Freedom: A Home for Older Americans — AARP
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From nonskid floors to wide doors, we look inside this universal design home, built in 1961 by AARP and a building trade association. AARP founder Ethel Percy Andrus presented a model of it to President Dwight Eisenhower at the White House.
From nonskid floors to wide doors, we look inside this universal design home, built in 1961 by AARP and a building trade association. AARP founder Ethel Percy Andrus presented a model of it to President Dwight Eisenhower at the White House.
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