Wilford & Phoebe Woodruff home
In 1839, Wilford Woodruff left his family in Nauvoo to serve a two-year mission in the British Isles. There he baptized hundreds of converts who later gathered to Nauvoo. This was the first of five missions the apostle served between 1839 and 1846. In between mission service, he worked with his family to build this comfortable home. The sacrifices required of the Woodruff family and many other early missionaries strengthened their faith as they depended on the Lord to fulfill their labors.
Your tour guide for this home
Parlor
The portraits of Phoebe & Wilford above the mantel are signed E. W. Perry, 1866.
Kitchen
Dinning Room
The art hanging above the fireplace was painted by Wilford Woodruff’s granddaughter. All other artifacts placed in these rooms are meant to evoke daily life in Nauvoo during 1844.
Upstairs
Bedroom 1
The three bedrooms in this home are all upstairs. This room is set up as a child's bedroom.
Master Bedroom
There were still many items of the home left uncompleted when the Woodruff’s returned from their mission to England in April 1846. But by then, the Saints were already leaving Nauvoo. The Woodruffs sold the uncompleted home for $675 and left within the month to join the Saints journeying West.
Bedroom 3
Photo Gallery
