Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library | |
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General information | |
Location | Staunton, Virginia, United States |
Named for | Woodrow Wilson |
Management | Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation |
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation | |
Coordinates | 38°9′1″N 79°4′9″W / 38.15028°N 79.06917°W |
Built | 1846 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Part of | Gospel Hill Historic District (ID85000299) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000926[1] |
VLR No. | 132-0004 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated NHL | July 19, 1964[3] |
Designated CP | February 14, 1985 |
Designated VLR | September 9, 1969[2] |
The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum is a complex located in Staunton, Virginia.[4] It contains the President's birthplace, known as the Manse, a Museum that explores the life and times of Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), a 6,800 square feet (630 m2) Research Library, a gift shop, and several other buildings that are not open to the public. Like all United States presidential libraries for administrations prior to that of Herbert Hoover, Wilson's is not part of the Federal National Archives' presidential library system.