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Pres. F.D.Roosevelt’s Home

October 10, 2009 by Jane F 3 Comments

Pres. F.D. Roosevelt's home, Hyde Park, NY - front entrance - AtticmagTour Springwood, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s beloved home in Hyde Park, New York

One of the pleasures of living in the Hudson Valley is the sense of history preserved by numerous historic houses. One favorite is Springwood, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s home and birthplace, in Hyde Park, N.Y.

Roosevelt's home - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his mother, Sarah Delano Roosevelt, 1933- via AtticmagThe vast farm and house was built by the President’s parents, James and Sara Delano Roosevelt as a Victorian cottage. Later, it house was remodeled in the style of regional Dutch stone houses with Neoclassical flourishes, and enlarged by the President’s mother, photographed with the President in 1933.

 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, Springwood in Hyde Park, N.Y with its signature mint green shutters and stone construction- AtticmagMint green shutters are a signature color at Springwood and this traditional 19th century color is used on other stone houses in the Hudson Valley. Sara Roosevelt decorated the house in her taste, the dark style of the early 20th century. It’s hardly a showplace  — particularly compared to the neighboring Vanderbilt Mansion on the same road — even though the King and Queen of England stayed there during a visit.  It was viewed as the family’s beloved farm. Currently, it’s a bit sad to see it less than well preserved.

library of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y a ramp into the library in the Victorian style - AtticmagThe first floor has a huge paneled library with a lovely rug and traditional furniture. A ramp was installed from the front hallway into the room to give the President access.

Dresden room of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y - AtticmagThe music or Dresden room combines chintz, an Aubusson rug and Sara Delano Roosevelt’s Chinese ceramics. She lived in China as a child. It’s fascinating to see bedroom furnishings of this period. Some of the President’s clothes hang in his tiny closet, large rooms had very little light, and the stupendous views from the bluff overlooking the Hudson River were largely blocked out by layers of heavy curtains.

pink guest bedroom of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y - AtticmagUpstairs “pink” bedroom suite where King George and Queen Elizabeth stayed when they visited Hyde Park.

boyhood bedroom of FDR - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y - AtticmagPresident Roosevelt’s boyhood room. It’s surprising to see how spare the furnishings were in the upstairs room of the house.

Sara Delano Roosevelt's bedroom - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y - AtticmagSara Delano Roosevelt’s bed, where the President was born. Mrs. Roosevelt’s room is the largest upstairs bedroom by far, at the end of a narrow hallway.

kitchen in basement - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y - AtticmagI snapped this rare view of the kitchen, recently refurbished, through a back window. It’s very much an early 20th century, or late Victorian type — unfitted, with a fuel-burning stove, free standing sink and a large refrigerator, which was kept cool with blocks of ice. The towel drying rack is also of that time though this type of rack, which can be raised and lowered, is still used in the U.K.

outside of the laundry shed - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y - AtticmagThe laundry shed is just outside the back door of the main house. The laundry was a huge undertaking and had its own bulding.

interior of the laundry shed - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y - AtticmagAnother view through a window inside the laundry house in the days before electric or gas dryers. A good deal of space was needed for drying things.

President Roosevelt's house - rose garden with a view of the Presidential library in the background - AtticmagThe gardens are lovely and include a cottage garden and a 100 year old greenhouse. An extensive rose garden boarders the area where the President and Mrs. Roosevelt are buried. In the background, the a large library on the grounds houses the study where the President worked during his term in office as well as memorabilia from both the President and his wife Eleanor. The gardens are maintained to this day by the U.S. Park service.

Victorian stables at President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y - AtticmagThe stable housed race horses at Springwood. This was built in the Victorian style with decorative shingles, and a hardwood floor. Names of the horses remain inside on the elaborate stalls.

back view facing the Hudson River - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home, in Hyde Park, N.Y - AtticmagA rear view of Springwood which faces the Hudson River. The ramp from the second story is where the house tours exit.

One of my favorite books is an intimate glimpse of the life with the Roosevelts in the White House during World War II. Titled “No Ordinary Time,” it was written by Doris Kearns Goodwin more than a dozen years ago and anyone who is intrigued by Springwood and wishes to learn more might enjoy reading it as much as I did.

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  1. Ginny says

    March 1, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    My dad is a tour guide there! After retiring, he started volunteering as a tour guide, and his tour is awesome! All of the park rangers tell our siblings that he gives the BEST tour.

    If you are ever going there again, you should call ahead and see when Dick Prenot is giving tours. You won’t regret it!

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