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Woodrow Wilson House
Woodrow Wilson House Review
President Wilson and his second wife, Edith Bolling Wilson, retired in 1920 to this Georgian Revival designed by Washington architect Waddy B. Wood. (Wood also designed the Department of the Interior and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.)
Wilson died in 1924. Edith survived him by 37 years. After she died in 1961, the house and its contents were bequeathed to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. On view inside are such items as a Gobelin tapestry, a baseball signed by King George V, and the shell casing from the first shot fired by U.S. forces in World War I. The house also contains memorabilia related to the history of the short-lived but influential League of Nations, including the colorful flag Wilson hoped would be adopted by that organization.
- Address: 2340 S St. NW, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC, 20008 | Map It
- Phone: 202/387-4062
- Cost: $7.50
- Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10-4
- Website: www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org
- Metro Dupont Circle.
- Location: Washington, D.C.
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