Home of Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in Georgia
The front facade of 209 Woodland Drive in 1979
The home of Jimmy Carter (born 1924), who was the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and his wife Rosalynn Carter (1927–2023) is located at 209 Woodland Drive in Plains, Georgia, United States. It is the only house that the Carters owned; they have occupied it since 1961. [1]
The house was built by the Carters in 1960; work was subsequently carried out on the house in 1974 and 1981.[2][1] The Carters knocked down a wall at the house themselves during remodelling of the house in the 2010s.[3] 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.[3] 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).[2][3] 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.[2] It had four bedrooms at the time of its construction in 1960.[2]
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".[1] 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".[3]
A pond on the grounds was personally dug by Jimmy Carter; he used it for fly fishing.[3] 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.[3]
Rosalynn Carter is buried on the grounds of the house by a willow tree on the lawn of the property.[4] Jimmy Carter intends to be buried next to her upon his death.[3] The home is part of Jimmy Carter National Historical Park but is 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 after Jimmy Carter's death.[3][5]
The Carters have been actively involved in planning the future museum; their involvement as living participants in a presidential home museum project is unique.[5] Future tours would include the pool, tennis courts and back patio of the house; new paths and benches would be constructed.[5] Jimmy Carter's wood shop would also be on display.[5] 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.[5]
^ abc"Jimmy Carter House, 209 Woodland Drive, Plains, Sumter County, GA". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ abcdKai Bird (15 June 2021). The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter. Crown. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-451-49525-9.
^ abcdefghKevin Sullivan; Mary Jordan (17 August 2018). "The un-celebrity president". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^Jordan, Mary; Sullivan, Kevin. "Rosalynn Carter buried near the Georgia home that she built with Jimmy". washingtonpost.com. WP, LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ abcdeRob Hotakainen (13 November 2019). "Jimmy Carter, Park Service prepare for 'life after death'". E&E News. Archived from the original on 2019-11-14. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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