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Woodrow Wilson House (Washington, D.C.)

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Woodrow Wilson House
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The Woodrow Wilson House in November 2020
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Location2340 S St., NW
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates 38°54′50″N77°3′6″W / 38.91389°N 77.05167°W / 38.91389; -77.05167
Arealess than 1-acre (4,000 m2)
Built1915
Architect Waddy Butler Wood
Architectural style Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No. 66000873 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLJuly 19, 1964 [2]

The Woodrow Wilson House was the residence of the 28th president of the United States, Woodrow Wilson after he left office. [3] It is at 2340 S Street NW just off Washington, D.C.'s Embassy Row, and it's located in the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District. On February 3, 1924, Wilson died in an upstairs bedroom. [3] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. [2] [4] The National Trust for Historic Preservation owns the house and operates it as a museum. [3]

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History

The house was built by Henry Fairbanks in 1915 on a design by prominent masonic Washington architect Waddy Wood. President Woodrow Wilson bought it in the last months of his second term as President of the United States as a gift to his wife, Edith Bolling Wilson. [3] He presented her the deed in December 1920, although he had never seen the house. [3] The former president and his wife moved into the home on Inauguration Day, [3] which in 1921 was March 4 (not the current date of January 20). Wilson made several modifications to the house, including a billiard room, stacks for his library of over 8,000 books, and a one-story brick garage. [3]

It was from the balcony of the house that Wilson addressed a crowd on November 11, 1923, as his last public appearance. [3] While the Wilsons had few guests, former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and former French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau visited the ailing former president at the house. [3] Woodrow typically met guests at exactly 3:30 pm in his library, which was outfitted with a fireplace and tufted furniture. [5]

After Wilson's death in 1924, many of the books inside the house were donated to the Library of Congress. [5] Edith Wilson lived in the residence until her death on December 28, 1961. She hosted First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy for a brunch in the formal dining room. Edith bequeathed the property and all of its original furnishings to the National Trust for Historic Preservation upon her death. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#66000873)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Woodrow Wilson House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "National Park Service – The Presidents (Wilson House)". Nps.gov. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ Blanche Higgins Schroer; Carol Kolb & Steven H. Lewis (March 17, 1977), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Woodrow Wilson House (pdf), National Park Service and Accompanying three photos, exterior (front, rear and garden), from 1975  (32 KB)
  5. 1 2 Ortenberg, Rebecca (June 25, 2024). "Five Personal Libraries at National Trust Historic Sites". National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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