The President Woodrow Wilson House
The President Woodrow Wilson House
The President Woodrow Wilson House
4.5
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
About
The Woodrow Wilson House is open! We welcome visitors back for a variety of Covid friendly activities and for private events including weddings and corporate receptions, seven days a week. Don’t miss your chance to visit the Suffrage Outside exhibition, the only fully outdoor history exhibit in DC, on display in the Wilson House garden through November 30th. Reserve your visiting time on our website www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org. Also available are two walking tours: "If these walls could talk! A Waddy Wood Walking Tour" and the "Kalorama Audio Tour". Once you’ve downloaded the map, take the tour at your leisure. The giftshop and bathroom are open during business hours.
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Dave B
Corby Glen, UK20 contributions
Oct 2022 • Solo
Being interested in 19th crntury Smerican politics, this was a very good opportunity to visit the home of one of the most well-know ex- presidents.
After a brief introduction we were given a guided tour of all four floors of this impressive property.
Our guide was very knowledgeble and made the tour very worthwhile.
After a brief introduction we were given a guided tour of all four floors of this impressive property.
Our guide was very knowledgeble and made the tour very worthwhile.
Written October 19, 2022
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ITBJ55
Baltimore, MD185 contributions
Aug 2022
Fascinating as a tour of a wealthy urban home from the 1920s, with well informed tour guide about the Wilson lifestyle and family. Minimal coverage of Wilson's presidency and place in history. Heirloom gifts from World War I dignitaries interesting, especially the mosaic of St. Peter from Pope Benedict XV. Artwork by and about Wilson's first wife intriguing, suggesting much more could be told. His second wife was a descendant of Pocahontas, another surprise factoid. Vintage Otis elevator requires staff help to use, but makes all three floors accessible to the handicapped who cannot climb the mansions long staircases.
Written August 26, 2022
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jpballi
76 contributions
Feb 2020
My family has ties to Woodrow Wilson - distantly. On my last day in DC I happened to run across something online about the little museum and checked it out. The tour was informative and the guide was very friendly and pleasant.
Written March 3, 2020
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NormTJ
London, UK15 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
A great visit for anyone interested in history. John was an awesome tour guide and did a great job with explaining Wilson's bigger historical significance but also pointing out the smaller items of interest throughout the house. Most of the furniture is original. You do feel like you are stepping back in time!
Written June 7, 2023
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Karin K
9 contributions
Feb 2024 • Friends
Really interesting "off the beaten path" tour. Evening Prohibition and Wine Cellar tour was excellent. Our guide was very well informed and clearly had a passion for history. We learned about the times, the home and the neighborhood.
Written February 6, 2024
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Kittygal 🇺🇦 🌻
Los Angeles, CA8,874 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
A beautiful townhouse, carefully preserved. President Wilson's legacy is showcased here, as well as that of his widow. In the days when Presidents could keep the gifts given by overseas dignitaries, there are many beautiful examples of special items.
The rooms are carefully preserved, with period accurate games, film projectors (Wilson was a fan) and gorgeous blue willow styled china.
Various tours can be booked and visitors learn what it was like to live in a very different DC (no social media back then!).
The home also hosts vintage game events, as well as seasonal special happenings (a 1920's style seance, for example---wish I had been able to attend!)
Best of all, it's free! And it's near Embassy Row, if, like me, you're an architectural geek!
The rooms are carefully preserved, with period accurate games, film projectors (Wilson was a fan) and gorgeous blue willow styled china.
Various tours can be booked and visitors learn what it was like to live in a very different DC (no social media back then!).
The home also hosts vintage game events, as well as seasonal special happenings (a 1920's style seance, for example---wish I had been able to attend!)
Best of all, it's free! And it's near Embassy Row, if, like me, you're an architectural geek!
Written November 8, 2023
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llittle
Alamogordo, NM286 contributions
Oct 2021
when i was there last week they were only open on Saturday and Sunday, check the website to be sure. it is a National Trust site, so members save some money. it is a very interesting house , but the Wilson history makes the tour. the people that work there and give the tours are great at their jobs, they are friendly and make you feel at home. it is still full of actual Wilson furnishings.
Written October 31, 2021
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dskid
Overland Park, KS2,499 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
Spending ten days in DC, and not returning to many of the memorials and museums I've visited before, I had time to seek out some of the lesser know sites like Wilson's house. I found this far more interesting than I expected. The house is the same as Mrs. Wilson left it (much like the Truman home in Independence, MO), so it felt like an intimate glimpse into the Wilson's lives. Once you've seen the museums and monuments, this should be one of the top places on your list of additional places to visit.
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Written May 1, 2017
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Brendan S
Arlington, VA2,152 contributions
Jun 2013 • Solo
A lot of houses fall into either the category of "[Famous Person] slept here" or "[Famous Person's] house." This house is neither of those. Woodrow Wilson lived in this house, but for only three years after his presidency was over. As a result, visiting the house informs you mostly about those three years of his life; it is not a comprehensive look at Wilson's life and career.
The most interesting thing about the house is that virtually everything in it was actually owned by Woodrow Wilson and his second wife. There is all sorts of memorabilia, including furniture, photos, artwork, statues, letters, clothing and canes that Wilson acquired (and that was given to him by foreign governments). Wilson's collection of porcelain is especially impressive.
The house itself is architecturally interesting. It does not look especially big from the outside, but with four stories and 28 rooms, it is a small mansion. It was ahead of its time when it was built; one of the first houses with electrical lights. It also has some interesting design elements involving the storage spaces.
There is a guided tour that lasts about 1 hour and costs $10 (discounts are available). The guide shows a brief video introduction about Wilson's life. I assume I am like most people and knew little more about Wilson than that he was President during World War I, so the background detail was very helpful and gave more meaning to the house and how it fit into Wilson's life. The guide is knowledgeable and invites questions about the house and the memorabilia.
Also, while many historic home tours are limited to a few rooms, this tour traverses just about every room on three out of the four floors; only the servant's quarters on the fourth floor are not included in the tour. For this reason, and because the house and its furnishings are in the condition they were in when Wilson was there, I really felt like I had a good sense of what it must have been like when Wilson lived there. If you have any interest in American history, it's worth the small amount of time and money it takes to tour.
The most interesting thing about the house is that virtually everything in it was actually owned by Woodrow Wilson and his second wife. There is all sorts of memorabilia, including furniture, photos, artwork, statues, letters, clothing and canes that Wilson acquired (and that was given to him by foreign governments). Wilson's collection of porcelain is especially impressive.
The house itself is architecturally interesting. It does not look especially big from the outside, but with four stories and 28 rooms, it is a small mansion. It was ahead of its time when it was built; one of the first houses with electrical lights. It also has some interesting design elements involving the storage spaces.
There is a guided tour that lasts about 1 hour and costs $10 (discounts are available). The guide shows a brief video introduction about Wilson's life. I assume I am like most people and knew little more about Wilson than that he was President during World War I, so the background detail was very helpful and gave more meaning to the house and how it fit into Wilson's life. The guide is knowledgeable and invites questions about the house and the memorabilia.
Also, while many historic home tours are limited to a few rooms, this tour traverses just about every room on three out of the four floors; only the servant's quarters on the fourth floor are not included in the tour. For this reason, and because the house and its furnishings are in the condition they were in when Wilson was there, I really felt like I had a good sense of what it must have been like when Wilson lived there. If you have any interest in American history, it's worth the small amount of time and money it takes to tour.
Written June 23, 2013
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Ellen C
Norfolk, MA262 contributions
Feb 2018 • Couples
And I mean that in a good way! We did the tour of the house as part of our exploration of Dupont Circle and Embassy Row. The tour takes a little more than an hour and includes a short background movie and a knowledgable guide. As a Wilson fan, it was very nice to see the house, his artifacts and the pictures of fsmily and friends.
Written February 27, 2018
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Where can I get information on renting the site for a private event?
Written January 22, 2015
Sarah A
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Private Event info is on our website under the tab for Site Rental. There should be a link on both that page and the Trip Advisor listing for an email contact.
Thanks!
Written January 22, 2015
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