Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home
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The Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home, in Augusta, Georgia
, is a historic house museum owned and operated by Historic Augusta, Inc. It was designated a National Historic Landmark
on October 6, 2008. It was the childhood home of Thomas "Tommy" Woodrow Wilson
, (1856-1924) 28th president of the United States and proponent of the League of Nations
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Then a Presbyterian church manse
, it was the home where Tommy spent his formative years, from 1860-1870, experiencing the American Civil War
and the Reconstruction. Wilson, later U.S. president during 1915-1923, was profoundly affected.
It was opened as a house museum in 2001
The house is adjacent to the Joseph R. Lamar Boyhood Home, which is also listed on the National Register.
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
, is a historic house museum owned and operated by Historic Augusta, Inc. It was designated a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
on October 6, 2008. It was the childhood home of Thomas "Tommy" Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
, (1856-1924) 28th president of the United States and proponent of the League of Nations
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
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Manse
A manse is a house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of a Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist or United Church...
, it was the home where Tommy spent his formative years, from 1860-1870, experiencing the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and the Reconstruction. Wilson, later U.S. president during 1915-1923, was profoundly affected.
It was opened as a house museum in 2001
The house is adjacent to the Joseph R. Lamar Boyhood Home, which is also listed on the National Register.
See also
- Woodrow Wilson House (Washington, D.C.), NRHP-listed and a NHL
- Thomas Woodrow Wilson Boyhood HomeThomas Woodrow Wilson Boyhood HomeThe Thomas Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home located in Columbia, South Carolina was one of two of the houses occupied by Woodrow Wilson's family during his childhood.-History:The home built in 1872, was the only home ever owned by the Wilson family...
, Columbia, SC, NRHP-listed in Richland County, SC - Woodrow Wilson Birthplace, Staunton, VA, NRHP-listed
External links
- Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson, at Historic Augusta, Inc., official site