Woodrow Wilson House: Here’s How You Can Rent This Venue

Did you know you could rent the Woodrow Wilson House, the former home of our 28th president on an hourly basis? If you’re based in or near Washington, DC, keep this outstanding museum and presidential residence on your list of potential venue and location options for planned events or productions!

About the Woodrow Wilson House

The Woodrow Wilson House is the former residence of President Woodrow Wilson, who held office from 1913 to 1921. The gorgeous Georgian Revival house has been accessible to the public since 1963 when it was turned into a museum. Due to its cultural significance, it is now listed as a historic landmark as well as a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

In addition to its status as a museum, this former home is also available for rent as a sophisticated, luxurious venue at an hourly rate of $800 (with a four-hour minimum rental period).

The home-turned-museum contains an impressive and wide-ranging array of more than 8,000 items, including:

• Significant artifacts from the White House
• A variety of paintings and other artwork
• Original photographs
• Private materials from the president’s collection
• Impressive gifts of state from every corner of the globe
• Personal possessions of President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson

During your rental, you and your guests will have exclusive access to these irreplaceable pieces of history, which are absolutely worth seeing in person.

Address: 2340 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008

Looking for a home steeped in history with indoor and outdoor space? Then Woodrow Wilson House may be perfect for your event or production!

Reasons to rent out the Woodrow Wilson House

Perhaps you’re looking to carry out a production like a documentary or a video shoot? Or maybe you want to schedule an important business meeting in an impressive and dignified location? Or, you’re looking to host a lecture or a book signing or plan a dinner or a reception for a larger group.

Whatever your plans, it’s hard to top a space with the rare distinction of being a president’s former home. The property as a whole is available seven days a week and has the capacity for large events. It holds as many as 180 guests at a seated dinner reception, 120 guests at a wedding, or 200 guests at a primarily standing event.

There is a range of spaces throughout the Wilson House available for your use with your rental.

These include:

• Several museum rooms with authentic furnishings and decor dating back to the 1920s
• Smaller meeting rooms
• The Presidential Dining Room
• Gallery space
• The garden, with three levels of different sizes: the large Lower Garden (best for seated dinners with as many as 120 people), the Upper Garden (ideal for sipping cocktails and dancing), and the tiled terrace off the dining room, which has excellent views of the garden and the city (great for enjoying hors d’oeuvres and listening to live music)

It’s also situated in a highly convenient and appealing location, only five blocks away (an easy walk!) from Dupont Circle in the charming Embassy Row neighborhood of Northwest Washington, DC.

Whether you’re a history buff or simply an aficionado of stunning and beautifully preserved architectural details, there’s so much to appreciate here.

What’s included with your booking?

The Woodrow Wilson House provides quite a few amenities and features with your rental.

These include:

• Parking: There are two off-street parking spaces in the museum’s front circle as well as free street parking that is limited to two hours on weekdays and unlimited on evenings and weekends.
• The Wilson House staff will be on hand to assist with your event, and for an additional fee of $200, you can procure the services of an on-site, after-hours manager to oversee your event.
• There are business-related amenities available here if you plan to hold a meeting or workshop, including free Wi-Fi, a projector, flip charts, a conference phone, a printer, and a screen/monitor.
• Tables and chairs are included with your rental.
• The space is wheelchair accessible, with ground-level access and an elevator that reaches all floors.
• There is a kitchen here for any catering needs.
• Both a PA system and speakers for music are available.
• The home has air conditioning – no need to worry about those hot Washington, DC summers!

Rules for renting the Woodrow Wilson House

Be sure to keep these rules in mind before you move forward with booking the Woodrow Wilson House:

• You must book the house for a minimum of four hours at a time.
• There is no smoking allowed anywhere in the building.
• Outside catering is permitted.
• You may only drink red-colored beverages (due to their potential for staining) at the dinner table or in the outdoor garden.
• To protect the home and its historic artifacts, no dancing is allowed indoors, only in the garden areas.
• If you have more than 60 guests in attendance at your event, you are required to rent a tent for the outdoor space.
• There are no age limits here – children may attend this venue.
• There are security cameras on the premises that stay on 24/7: three cameras in the front entry and one in the solarium.
• The venue does not permit loud music and other loud events.

Is this the historic venue you’ve been looking for? Then head to Woodrow Wilson House’s Peerspace listing and start booking!

How to rent the Woodrow Wilson House

It’s easy to book the Woodrow Wilson House for your event or production using Peerspace. Peerspace is the most extensive marketplace for hourly venue rentals, where the home/museum is currently listed. Start by navigating to the house’s Peerspace listing and entering your planned rental date.

You can also enter the start and end times for your rental. Then click “Start Booking” and await a response from museum management, which you can usually expect within just 12 hours.

The Peerspace listing for the Woodrow Wilson House has most of the info that prospective renters and event planners need. It includes numerous high-quality photos of the house, a summary of everything included with the rental, and reviews from those who’ve rented the space in the past.

After you review all this info, though, some of your questions or requests might remain. If so, click the “Message Host” button at the top of the listing to contact the museum directly.

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