Additional fee, registration required.This rich architectural experience will immerse you in the life of The Woodrow Wilson House from its founding to today. You'll also get a look at the lives of the Wilsons' Black servants and their own road to home ownership.
The tour will cover:
• The Fairbanks Years (1915−1921), when a wealthy carpet executive built a "first-class, high-grade" house
• The Wilson Years (1921−1924), when the house was adapted for President Woodrow Wilson's final years
• The Edith Years (1924−1961), when the house was preserved by Wilson's widow
• The Museum Years (1961−present), when the house is in the care of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Learning Objectives
- Discover the approach to the preservation of the historic home of a former U.S. President and learn of his widow's efforts to that end.
- Identify historical context that explains how the Wilsons' servants, the Scotts, bought a home in Deanwood, a historically Black middle-class neighborhood.
- Experience how racially restrictive covenants helped establish white and Black D.C. neighborhoods and limited Black homeownership in D.C.
- Identify housing policies that were in place and restricted the Scotts' homeownership abilities.
- Elon Cook-Lee
Director of Interpretation & Education - National Trust for Historic Preservation - Edith Michel, CPRP
Senior Manager of Education and Collections - National Trust for Historic Preservation