Illustration for Franklin Roosevelt at Hyde Park: F D.R.'s Return from the 1920 Democratic Convention All Artifacts Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
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The FDR Presidential Library and Museum is located next to the home site. When the Roosevelts originally bought this property, the vegetable garden occupied a small bed in the present-day rose garden and gravesite. Although they were only a family of three, the garden expanded continuously throughout their time at Springwood, even after FDR’s departure for school and James Roosevelt’s death in 1900. Few figures in American public life have been so closely identified with a particular place as President Franklin D. Roosevelt with his home in Hyde Park, New York. FDR was born here in 1882 and remained closely connected to the place for his entire life. The property, located in the historic Hudson Valley, was home and political headquarters, a haven for spiritual renewal, and, after he was stricken with polio, a place for physical rehabilitation.
Produce is donated by the park's philanthropic partner, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Hyde Park Foundation, to Dutchess Outreach in the city of Poughkeepsie. In addition to being a food resource, this garden is used for a variety of educational programs, and is free and open for the public to enjoy. Visit ourvolunteer pagefor more information about how you can participate. Frequently mentioned in letters between the Roosevelts, it was clearly important not only as a source of food, but as a part of their home—a part they made an effort to enjoy no matter where they were staying. When the Roosevelts weren’t living at Springwood, they would have produce shipped from their garden to wherever they were—to their property in Campobello, to New York, and to FDR at school in Massachusetts. The only home FDR actually built and called solely his own was his cottage in Warm Springs, Georgia, his vacation retreat.
History of Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
The Roosevelts owned a home in New York City and also spent summers on the Canadian island of Campobello, but Hyde Park was truly home. Although not as wealthy and openly prominent as their neighbors the Vanderbilts, the home that was built and came to belong to the Roosevelt family was grand and gorgeous. By the mid-1800s a New Yorker named Josiah Wheeler bought the land on which a farmhouse was already constructed. Mr. Wheeler remodeled the modest farmhouse and added multiple additions.
Stay connected with free in-room Wi-Fi, and guests can find other amenities such as a 24-hour gym and a 24-hour business center. The garden is a great place to discover the work that the park is doing to restore the garden. Tours are offered every day between 10 am and 4 pm with no 12 pm tour. The park pass covers everyone in the car for per vehicle sites and for up to 4 adults for per-person sites.
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In 1941, at the suggestion of President Roosevelt, Dows was commissioned to design and paint the murals in the Hyde Park Post Office as well, and worked closely with FDR in the conception and design of the murals. The Snuggery was used by Roosevelt's mother, Sara, for beginning her day and conducting her business of running the household. The room was created in its present form during the extensive remodeling of 1915 by a division of the old South Parlor into a gallery and the Snuggery. Because most of the furniture of the old parlor was retained despite the reduction in size, the Snuggery has a cluttered appearance. During the enlargement of the house in 1915 a suite of rooms was created for Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt in one of the new wings.
There is a cafe in the visitor center along with the movie mentioned above. The current vegetable garden is designed to replicate the Roosevelts’ garden with as much historic accuracy as possible. Minor adjustments are introduced to ensure its health and accessibility, including deer fencing around its perimeter and porous pavement paths.
Bedrooms of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt
This home of Franklin Roosevelt was called "The Little White House." FDR built the house in 1932 while he was governor of New York. The mineral waters of the springs usually stayed around eighty-eight degrees offering Roosevelt great relief from the pain of polio. It was in this Roosevelt home that the president died on April 12, 1945. Roosevelt's house and grounds in Hyde Park was always resplendent in foliage, flowers and trees, which contributed greatly to FDR's interest in nature.
In 1697 the English Crown awarded a 220 sq mi land grant (the "Great Nine Partners Patent") to a group of nine businessmen from New York City who had purchased the land from the native Wappinger people. The parcel extended from the Hudson River on the west to the border with Connecticut on the east. To ensure equal access to the river for all partners, the land along its shore was divided into nine "Water Lots"; Springwood is located on the one granted to William Creed. Built on land donated by Franklin D. Roosevelt and his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt with privately donated funds of $376,000, the Library was donated to the federal government on July 4, 1940. The library contains his private collections of papers, books, and memorabilia on the history of the U.S. In keeping with Roosevelt's wishes, the Library also contains the papers of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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 a square mile and received 108,611 visitors. You can purchase your tour tickets in the visitor center, check out the cool cafe, and watch the park video. In 1882 Franklin was born in what was then the second floor tower bedroom at the south end of the home.
We always suggest arriving early in the day to make sure you can take a tour and have time to explore the park. You will want to give yourself a minimum of 90 minutes to visit Top Cottage. Make sure and check with the visitor center to find out the hours that Top Cottage is open during your visit. The cottage was closed during our visit so we did not have a chance to get photos. Depending on the time of year that you visit you may need to wait a bit for a tour.
President Roosevelt considered the estate his home even when the White House was his official residence. Large home gardens like the Roosevelt's garden were typical features of the diverse, self-sustaining Hudson River estate farms. These farms grew a variety of crops in gardens, fields and orchards and maintained livestock like chickens, hogs and cattle to provide meat as well as eggs and dairy products for the table. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library is part of the presidential libraries system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a federal agency. The Dows family had been lifelong friends and neighbors of the Roosevelts and were frequent guests at events at Hyde Park, NY and in Washington, DC, both before and during the presidency. In 1939, Olin Dows received a commission to design and paint the murals in the Rhinebeck, NY Post Office.
Tickets purchased more than 30 days ahead of the tour date have the option to provide a non-refundable down payment of $1.00/ticket. The full payment is due 30 days in advance of the reservation date by midnight EST. If the full payment is not received on time, your reservation will be automatically cancelled. Please check the full payment due date when purchasing your tickets. Grounds and gardens are free and open every day from sunrise to sunset.
If we are able to provide a tour for your group later in the day, you will be charged a second time. Watch the orientation film, “Rendezvous with History,” and visit the café and museum shop. Top Cottage was visited by kings, queens, and foreign leaders during the 20th Century. Farm Lane Trail is part of the historic road network that connects the three parks, Top Cottages, the Home Farm, and more.
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