Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site - Hyde Park NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The property was purchased by James Roosevelt in 1866, father to Franklin D Roosevelt. In 1882, Franklin was born in what was then the second floor tower bedroom at the south end of the house. In 1905, after he and Eleanor Roosevelt married, the young couple moved in with his mother. The estate remained the center of Roosevelt's life in all stages of his career.

In 1943, Roosevelt donated the estate to the American people under the condition that his family maintained a lifetime right to usage of the property. On November 21, 1945, after the family had relinquished their rights, the estate was transferred to the U.S. Department of the Interior. Since then, the estate has been administered by the National Park Service as a National Historic Site and is open to the public. In 2005, the site covered a total area of more than 3 square kilometers and received 108,611 visitors.

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Street address: 2 mi. S of Hyde Park on U.S. 9 Hyde Park , NY County / Borough / Parish: Dutchess Year listed: 1966 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Person Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1800-1824 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Government, Landscape Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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