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<h2>Introduction</h2><p>The Homes of the Apostles tour concludes at the Wilford and Phebe Woodruff Home. Wilford and Phebe Woodruff left Nauvoo to preside over the Church in Europe before their brick home was finished.</p>

A dining room interior with wood floor and chairs surrounding a table with a corner China cabinet and a red door behind. 

While Wilford was away on missionary trips, the Woodruff family would have still gathered for meals in their dining room.

Historic Nauvoo

A kitchen interior with wood floor and many cooking utensils and implements hanging on walls, shelves, and tables.

A well-furnished double parlor interior with a portrait painting of a male above a fireplace and bright curtained windows to the right. 

Wilford and Phebe Woodruff Home gallery

<p></p><h2>What to Expect</h2><p>The Wilford and Phebe Woodruff Home is a six-room guided tour of the parlor, kitchen, dining room, work room, master bedroom, and children’s room. After the tour of the Woodruff Home, you are free to explore the rest of Nauvoo.</p><p>During the summer, you may encounter a missionary sharing more about the Woodruffs through the eyes of Phebe or from Wilford’s sister, Eunice, who lived in the home in 1845.</p><h2>Accessibility</h2><h3>Parking</h3><ul><li>There is parking available to the east of the Wilford and Phebe Woodruff Home off State Highway 96.<br><ul><li>There is no designated accessible parking. However, the size of this parking lot will be able to accommodate visitors’ vehicles with accessibility needs if the lot is not full.</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Mobility Accessibility</h3><h4>Exterior</h4><ul><li>One step from the sidewalk through the gate<br><ul><li>No handrails</li></ul></li><li>Three steps into the building<br><ul><li>Handrails on both sides</li></ul></li></ul><h4>Interior</h4><ul><li>Tour covers multiple floors that are only accessible by stairs. There are no elevators available.</li></ul><h3>Terrain and Flooring</h3><h4>Exterior</h4><ul><li>Street: Asphalt (good condition); level</li><li>Sidewalk: Concrete and brick (good condition); level</li></ul><h4>Interior</h4><ul><li>Flooring: Wood</li></ul><h3>Seating</h3><ul><li>Benches in the dining room</li><li>Benches in the parlor</li></ul>

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A two-and-a-half-story brick home with a white picket fence and road in front and large trees surrounding it.

Wilford and Phebe Woodruff Home

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