Carter Farmhouse at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm, part of Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

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The main point of interest on a tour of the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm at Jimmy Carter National Historical Park is the farmhouse itself. It is here that Jimmy lived from the age of four until he left for college (1928-1941). There was no running water at the farm until 1935 and no electricity until 1938. The farm remained in the Carter family until 1949 when Earl Carter, Jimmy’s dad, sold it and moved the family back to Plains (the farm is located three miles from downtown Plains in the rural community of Archery, Georgia).

The home has been furnished according to the time period—the furnishings did not belong to the Carters. The rooms, however, are correctly identified, and since Carter had a hand in the design of the park, I assume he would have made sure the furnishings were similar to what his family owned.

The following are photos of the interior rooms. Notice that there is no bedroom for Jimmy’s brother, Billy. Billy was born in 1937 and would have only been four years old when Jimmy went to college, so he lived in his parents’ room until Jimmy left.