National Historic Landmark · Augusta, Georgia

Wilson, Woodrow, Boyhood Home

Historic house in Georgia, United States in Augusta, Georgia. Added to the National Register in 1979, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home

The Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home is a historic house museum at 419 7th Street in Augusta, Georgia. Built in 1859, it was a childhood home of Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), the 28th president of the United States and proponent of the League of Nations. The house is owned and operated by Historic Augusta, Inc., and was designated a National Historic Landmark on October 6, 2008.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address419 7th St., Augusta, GA
CountyRichmond County
ListedFeb 28, 1979
Reference number79000746
Type of placebuilding
Contributing resources3 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address419 7th St., Augusta, GA
Websitewilsonboyhoodhome.org
Coordinates33.47170, -81.96519 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitNinety Six National Historic Site · 46 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyWest Dam 19 mi · Clarks Hill 19 mi · Below Dam South Carolina 19 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 79000746. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.