In October 2005, the home closed to tours in preparation for a complete renovation of the structure and landscaping.

[7] Phase two, which included a new building on the property, electrical upgrades and minor carpentry work, was completed in late 2012.

[9] Today, the house interprets the Reconstruction period—as experienced by the Wilsons and other citizens of Columbia and Richland County—as South Carolina and the rest of the nation shifted socially, politically and economically to adjust to new freedoms for previously enslaved men and women following the Civil War.

[10] In 2020, Historic Columbia renamed the site the Museum of the Reconstruction Era at the Woodrow Wilson Home.

[11] A member of Historic Columbia stated the name change better represented the experience visitors have at the house.