Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home
- Address: 419 7th St
- Vicinity: Telfair St
- Neighborhood of Downtown, Augusta in Augusta, GA
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1859/00/00 | Aaron H Jones, an Augusta stove and tin ware merchant, purchases the lot at the NW corner of McIntosh (7th) and Telfair Sts and begins building a two-story brick house with detached kitchen and servant's wing and a brick stable. | |||||
| 1860/00/00 | Woodrow Wilson | Home | Trustees of the Presbyterian Church offer Rev Dr Wilson a raise and a new Manse. The recently erected house is bought from Aaron H Jones for $10,000. | |||
| 1860/00/00 | Joseph Ruggles Wilson | Home | Trustees of the Presbyterian Church offer Rev Dr Wilson a raise and a new Manse. The recently erected house is bought from Aaron H Jones for $10,000. | |||
| 1860/12/00 | Woodrow Wilson | Life | Tommy Wilson, standing at the gate of the Manse in Augusta, overhears from two men passing that Lincoln has been elected President and there will be war. Tommy runs inside to ask his father what this means. | President-Elect Lincoln's Journey to Washington | ||
| 1865/05/15 | Woodrow Wilson | Witness | Tommy Wilson watches as Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, is led through the streets of Augusta in chains on his way to Fortress Monroe. | Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet | ||
| 1911/11/19 | Woodrow Wilson | Visitor | Governor Woodrow Wilson has lunch at the Manse with the Rev Dr Joseph R Sevier. |
| Particulars for Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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