Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites
The Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites are made up of four distinct properties in Hyde Park and are administered by the National Park Service. The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (established in 1945), Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (established 1977), Top Cottage (established in 2002) and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (established 1940). Each an American treasure in its own right, together, they form an unusually rich offering of heritage sites. Because of their proximity to one another, the four national parks are managed together, with shared functions for preserving park resources and providing services to visitors.
At FDR’s home, Springwood, visitors have an opportunity to visit the only home occupied by an American president from birth to death. Here FDR formed his ideas about conservation, strengthened friendships with allies like Winston Churchill, and retreated from the only four-term presidency. When FDR died on April 12, 1945, his body was brought back to Springwood to be laid to rest in the Rose Garden, just as he had wished. Shortly thereafter, Springwood opened to the public. It was FDR himself who made plans for his life-long home to be turned over to the American people as a unit of the National Park System – the first sitting president to do so.
Superintendent: Sarah Olson
Phone: (845) 229-9115
Fax: (845) 229- 7115
E-mail:
rova_administration@nps.gov
Web Site:
www.nps.gov/hofr
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"Springwood,"
Franklin Roosevelt’s Home. Photo Credit: National
Park Service.
"Val-Kill"
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Eleanor Roosevelt’s Cottage. Photo Credit: National
Park Service.
"Top Cottage,"
Franklin Roosevelt’s retreat. Photo Credit: National
Park Service.