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Mar 20, 2024 · Home to the 32nd and longest-serving president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt returned to Hyde Park often, drawing on this place to renew his spirit during times of personal and political crisis. Explore the Roosevelt saga in the homes of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the exhibits at the nation’s first Presidential Library, and over a thousand acres of gardens and trails.
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Designated NYSRHP. June 23, 1980. The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York, United States. Springwood was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt is buried alongside him.
- 800 acres (3.24 km²)
- Hyde Park, New York
- 1800–1845
- Poughkeepsie
Franklin’s father, James Roosevelt, purchased the 110-acre estate in 1867 for $40,000. The property included a house overlooking the Hudson River and a working farm. FDR was born in this house on January 30, 1882, the only child of Sara and James Roosevelt. Growing up with a view of the majestic Hudson River, he developed a love of the river ...
Sep 11, 2023 · Nestled in Hyde Park, New York, the Springwood estate (now Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site) has a rich history that predates the Roosevelts. In 1697, the English Crown granted a 220-square-mile land area known as the “Great Nine Partners Patent” to nine businessmen. This parcel of land stretched from the Hudson River to ...
Purchased by Roosevelt’s father in 1867, the home was a large but simple Italianate farmhouse. ... Hyde Park, NY 845-229-5320 ... the house and much of the estate ...