Carter G. Woodson Home to Reopen November 7 After Major Rehabilitation
The National Park Service will reopen the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in Washington, D.C., to the public on November 7, following a major rehabilitation of the historic home, an expansion of exhibit space and the addition of a visitor center. The Park Service carried out the project with the National Park Foundation and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
A special Open House will be held on November 7 with no reservations required. Regular hours begin Tuesday, November 10, Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Standard tours run at 9:00, 12:15, 1:15, 3:00, 3:30 and 4:00, up to 15 tickets per transaction; group tours run at 9:30, 10:45 and 2:00, up to 60 tickets. Advance tickets are available through Recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777, and walk-ins are admitted subject to availability. Tickets are free with a one-dollar service fee per ticket; school groups pay a flat ten dollars per group.
The site at 1538 Ninth Street, NW preserves the home and office Woodson bought in 1922 and lived and worked in until his death in 1950; it also served as headquarters of ASALH, which he founded in 1915, and of Associated Publishers. Woodson, known as the 'Father of Black History,' launched Negro History Week in 1926, the foundation of Black History Month.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 伍德森故居国家历史遗址，美国国家公园管理局图，公共领域 / Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, National Park Service photo, public domain
