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⚫ The home of ] (1924–2024), who was the 39th ] from 1977 to 1981, and his wife ] (1927–2023) is located at '''209 Woodland Drive''' in ], United States. It is the only house that the Carters owned; they had occupied it until ]'s death in 2024.<ref name='LOC'>{{cite web |title = Jimmy Carter House, 209 Woodland Drive, Plains, Sumter County, GA |url = https://www.loc.gov/item/ga0438/ |publisher = ] |access-date = July 7, 2021 }}</ref>
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⚫ The home of ] and ], ] and ] from 1977 to 1981, is located at 209 Woodland Drive in ], United States. It is the only house that the Carters ever owned, and they occupied it from 1961 until Rosalynn's death in 2023 and ].<ref name='LOC'>{{cite web |title = Jimmy Carter House, 209 Woodland Drive, Plains, Sumter County, GA |url = https://www.loc.gov/item/ga0438/ |publisher = ] |access-date = July 7, 2021 }}</ref> They are now buried on the property.


The house was built by the Carters in 1960; work was subsequently carried out on the house in 1974 and 1981.<ref name="Bird2021">{{cite book |author = Kai Bird |title = The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MAEAAAQBAJ |date = June 15, 2021 |publisher = Crown |isbn = 978-0-451-49525-9 |page = 49 }}</ref><ref name='LOC'/> The Carters knocked down a wall at the house themselves during remodeling of the house in the 2010s.<ref name=WP18/> Rosalynn Carter described the work of knocking down the wall as "second-nature" due to the couple's extensive work with the charity ].<ref name=WP18/> The one-story house is set on a lot of {{convert|2.4|acres|ha}}; it was built at a price of $10 per ] ({{Inflation|US|10|1960|r=0|fmt=eq}}).<ref name="Bird2021"/><ref name="WP18" /> The house was built to accommodate the Carters' growing family; they had three young sons, James, Donnel, and ], at the time of its construction.<ref name="Bird2021"/> It had four bedrooms at the time of its construction in 1960.<ref name="Bird2021"/> The house was built by the Carters in 1960 and 1961, and additional work on the home occurred in 1974 and 1981,<ref name="Bird2021">{{cite book |author = Kai Bird |title = The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MAEAAAQBAJ |date = June 15, 2021 |publisher = Crown |isbn = 978-0-451-49525-9 |page = 49 }}</ref><ref name='LOC'/> with the addition of a porch, garage, and guest apartment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-30 |title=Inside President Jimmy Carter's Surprisingly Modest Georgia Ranch House |url=https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/a63305707/jimmy-carter-house/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=ELLE Decor |language=en-US}}</ref> The Carters knocked down a wall themselves during remodeling of the house in the 2010s.<ref name=WP18/> Rosalynn Carter described the work of knocking down the wall as "second-nature" due to the couple's extensive work with the charity ].<ref name=WP18/>
The one-story house is set on a lot of {{convert|2.4|acres|ha}}; it was built at a price of $10 per ] ({{Inflation|US|10|1960|r=0|fmt=eq}}).<ref name="Bird2021"/><ref name="WP18" /> The house was built to accommodate the Carters' growing family; they had three young sons, James, Donnel, and ], at the time of its construction,<ref name="Bird2021"/> and when new had four bedrooms.<ref name="Bird2021"/>
] and ] celebrating Christmas at the house in 1978]] ] and ] celebrating ] at the house in 1978]]
The ] describes the house as a "modest 1960s ranch-style house".<ref name='LOC'/> In a 2018 profile of the Carters' life in Plains for '']'', Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan described the house as "dated, but homey and comfortable".<ref name=WP18/> The ] describes the house as a "modest 1960s ranch-style house".<ref name='LOC'/> In a 2018 profile of the Carters' life in Plains for '']'', Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan described the house as "dated, but homey and comfortable".<ref name=WP18/>


A pond on the grounds was personally dug by Jimmy Carter; he used it for ].<ref name=WP18/> A ] tree on the grounds was grown from a tree on the lawn of the ] that was planted by President ].<ref name=WP18>{{cite news |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/ |title = The un-celebrity president |date = August 17, 2018 |author = Kevin Sullivan |author2 = Mary Jordan |newspaper = ] |access-date = July 7, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210306005844if_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/ |archive-date = March 6, 2021 |url-status = dead }}</ref> A pond on the grounds was personally dug by Jimmy Carter; he used it for ].<ref name=WP18/> A ] tree on the grounds was grown from a tree on the lawn of the ] that was planted by President ].<ref name=WP18>{{cite news |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/ |title = The un-celebrity president |date = August 17, 2018 |author = Kevin Sullivan |author2 = Mary Jordan |newspaper = ] |access-date = July 7, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210306005844if_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/ |archive-date = March 6, 2021 |url-status = dead }}</ref>


Rosalynn Carter is buried on the grounds of the house by a willow tree on the lawn of the property.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Jordan |first1 = Mary |last2 = Sullivan |first2 = Kevin |title = Rosalynn Carter buried near the Georgia home that she built with Jimmy |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/29/rosalynn-carter-funeral-burial-jimmy-carter/ |website = washingtonpost.com |publisher = WP, LLC. |access-date = November 30, 2023 }}</ref> Jimmy Carter will be buried next to her.<ref name=WP18/> The home is part of the ] but is not open to the public. The deed to the house has been granted to the ] (NPS) who will turn the house into a museum and open it to public tours at a time to be determined after Carter's funeral.<ref name=WP18/><ref name=EE19>{{cite news |url = https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061539847 |title = Jimmy Carter, Park Service prepare for 'life after death' |date = November 13, 2019 |author = Rob Hotakainen |work = E&E News |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191114013302/https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061539847 |access-date = July 7, 2021 |archive-date = November 14, 2019 }}</ref> The property is protected by the ]. The Federal Government purchased the adjacent property at 1 Woodland Drive (referred as "Gnann House") in 1981 following the Carters' return from Washington D.C. for use by the Secret Service.<ref>{{cite web |title = 16 USC 410hhhh: Establishment of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site |url = https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section410hhhh&num=0&edition=prelim |publisher = US Code }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Development Concept Plan/ Environmental Assessment for The Carter Home and Garden |url = https://npshistory.com/publications/jica/dcp-ea-carter-home-garden.pdf |publisher = National Park Service |year = 2019 }}</ref> Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are buried on the grounds of the house by a willow tree on the lawn of the property.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Jordan |first1 = Mary |last2 = Sullivan |first2 = Kevin |title = Rosalynn Carter buried near the Georgia home that she built with Jimmy |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/29/rosalynn-carter-funeral-burial-jimmy-carter/ |website = washingtonpost.com |publisher = WP, LLC. |access-date = November 30, 2023 }}</ref><ref name=WP18/> The home is part of the ] but is currently not open to the public. The deed to the house has been granted to the ] (NPS) who will turn the house into a museum and open it to public tours at a time to be determined after Carter's funeral.<ref name=WP18/><ref name=EE19>{{cite news |url = https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061539847 |title = Jimmy Carter, Park Service prepare for 'life after death' |date = November 13, 2019 |author = Rob Hotakainen |work = E&E News |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191114013302/https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061539847 |access-date = July 7, 2021 |archive-date = November 14, 2019 }}</ref> The property was, until the death of Jimmy Carter, protected by the ]. The Federal Government purchased the adjacent property at 1 Woodland Drive (referred as "Gnann House") in 1981 following the Carters' return from Washington D.C. for use by the Secret Service.<ref>{{cite web |title = 16 USC 410hhhh: Establishment of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site |url = https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section410hhhh&num=0&edition=prelim |publisher = US Code }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Development Concept Plan/ Environmental Assessment for The Carter Home and Garden |url = https://npshistory.com/publications/jica/dcp-ea-carter-home-garden.pdf |publisher = National Park Service |year = 2019 }}</ref>


The Carters have been actively involved in planning the future museum; their involvement as living participants in a presidential home museum project is unique.<ref name=EE19/> Future tours would include the pool, tennis courts and back patio of the house; new paths and benches would be constructed.<ref name=EE19/> Jimmy Carter's ] would also be on display.<ref name=EE19/> The NPS plans to make the proposed museum of the house reflect the couple's use of the residence "as a place for both refuge and recreation". The garden will be managed along environmental principles to reflect Rosalynn Carter's interest in a ].<ref name=EE19/> The Carters were actively involved in planning the future museum; their involvement as living participants in a presidential home museum project is unique.<ref name=EE19/> Future tours will include the pool, tennis courts and back patio of the house; new paths and benches will be constructed.<ref name=EE19/> Jimmy Carter's ] will also be on display.<ref name=EE19/> The NPS plans to make the proposed museum of the house reflect the couple's use of the residence "as a place for both refuge and recreation". The garden will be managed along environmental principles to reflect Rosalynn Carter's interest in a ].<ref name=EE19/>


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Latest revision as of 18:30, 13 January 2025

Home in Plains, Georgia

United States historic place
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter House
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Front facade of 209 Woodland Drive, 1979
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter House is located in GeorgiaJimmy and Rosalynn Carter House
Location209 Woodland Drive
Plains, Georgia
Coordinates32°02′08″N 84°24′06″W / 32.03556°N 84.40167°W / 32.03556; -84.40167
Built1960 (1960)
Part ofJimmy Carter National Historical Park (ID01000272)

The home of Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, president and first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, is located at 209 Woodland Drive in Plains, Georgia, United States. It is the only house that the Carters ever owned, and they occupied it from 1961 until Rosalynn's death in 2023 and Jimmy's in 2024. They are now buried on the property.

The house was built by the Carters in 1960 and 1961, and additional work on the home occurred in 1974 and 1981, with the addition of a porch, garage, and guest apartment. The Carters knocked down a wall themselves during remodeling of the house in the 2010s. Rosalynn Carter described the work of knocking down the wall as "second-nature" due to the couple's extensive work with the charity Habitat for Humanity.

The one-story house is set on a lot of 2.4 acres (0.97 ha); it was built at a price of $10 per square foot (equivalent to $103 in 2023). The house was built to accommodate the Carters' growing family; they had three young sons, James, Donnel, and Jack, at the time of its construction, and when new had four bedrooms.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrating Christmas at the house in 1978

The Historic American Buildings Survey describes the house as a "modest 1960s ranch-style house". In a 2018 profile of the Carters' life in Plains for The Washington Post, Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan described the house as "dated, but homey and comfortable".

A pond on the grounds was personally dug by Jimmy Carter; he used it for fly fishing. A magnolia tree on the grounds was grown from a tree on the lawn of the White House that was planted by President Andrew Jackson.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are buried on the grounds of the house by a willow tree on the lawn of the property. The home is part of the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park but is currently not open to the public. The deed to the house has been granted to the National Park Service (NPS) who will turn the house into a museum and open it to public tours at a time to be determined after Carter's funeral. The property was, until the death of Jimmy Carter, protected by the U.S. Secret Service. The Federal Government purchased the adjacent property at 1 Woodland Drive (referred as "Gnann House") in 1981 following the Carters' return from Washington D.C. for use by the Secret Service.

The Carters were actively involved in planning the future museum; their involvement as living participants in a presidential home museum project is unique. Future tours will include the pool, tennis courts and back patio of the house; new paths and benches will be constructed. Jimmy Carter's wood shop will also be on display. The NPS plans to make the proposed museum of the house reflect the couple's use of the residence "as a place for both refuge and recreation". The garden will be managed along environmental principles to reflect Rosalynn Carter's interest in a pollinator garden.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jimmy Carter House, 209 Woodland Drive, Plains, Sumter County, GA". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Kai Bird (June 15, 2021). The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter. Crown. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-451-49525-9.
  3. "Inside President Jimmy Carter's Surprisingly Modest Georgia Ranch House". ELLE Decor. December 30, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Kevin Sullivan; Mary Jordan (August 17, 2018). "The un-celebrity president". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. Jordan, Mary; Sullivan, Kevin. "Rosalynn Carter buried near the Georgia home that she built with Jimmy". washingtonpost.com. WP, LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Rob Hotakainen (November 13, 2019). "Jimmy Carter, Park Service prepare for 'life after death'". E&E News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  7. "16 USC 410hhhh: Establishment of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site". US Code.
  8. "Development Concept Plan/ Environmental Assessment for The Carter Home and Garden" (PDF). National Park Service. 2019.

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