{"nrhp_refnum":"66000926","name":"Wilson, Woodrow, Birthplace","other_names":["The Manse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N. Coalter St. between Beverly and Frederick Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Staunton (Independent City)","county":"Staunton","state":"VA","lat":38.15056374200003,"lon":-79.0689136149532,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1964-07-19","areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Greek Revival brick manse at 24 North Coalter Street in Staunton, Virginia, built in 1846 by the First Presbyterian Church. It is now operated as a museum by the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation.","why_significant":"It is the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, who was born there in December 1856 and lived there for about a year. Wilson was an educator, governor of New Jersey and 28th president, and he pushed for the League of Nations after World War I. The nomination presents the house as a landmark to his career and legacy.","narrative":"This two-story Greek Revival manse at 24 North Coalter Street in Staunton, Virginia, was built in 1846 by the First Presbyterian Church. Its white-painted brick walls rest on a hill that allows a ground-level first floor beneath two upper stories, with four rooms on each level. Woodrow Wilson was born here in December 1856, and his family lived in the house for about a year. Wilson later became a college professor, president of Princeton, governor of New Jersey and the 28th president of the United States. The nomination credits him with progressive reforms at home and with leading American efforts toward a League of Nations after World War I. The Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation acquired the house in 1933 and furnished it for the period of the Wilsons' stay, including some pieces that belonged to the family. A garden created by the Garden Club of Virginia lies at the rear, along with two later gazebos that are not historic. The house is in excellent condition and is open as a museum.","period_of_significance":"1856-1857","architect_builder":"First Presbyterian Church in Staunton (builder of the manse)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition and well maintained; operated as a museum. Electricity and heating have been added, but the house is otherwise unchanged.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.561262-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/6791/41679159/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/66000926_NHL.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85000299","name":"Gospel Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/gospel-hill-historic-district-85000299/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679159","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64691879"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/staunton/wilson-woodrow-birthplace-66000926/"}