Front of Mansion

"All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River" FDR
This quote captures FDR's connection to Springwood, the estate that he loved & the place he considered home. The first US Presidential Library was started by FDR here.

The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York. Springwood was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The National Historic Site was established in 1945.

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Front of Mansion

In 1697, the English Crown gave a 220 square miles land grant (the "Great Nine Partners Patent") to a group of nine businessmen from New York City. The land 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 on the shore of the river was divided into nine "Water Lots", one of which Springwood was located on and was granted to William Creed, one of the nine partners.

While the early history of the house on the Springwood estate remains unclear, it is believed that the central portion of the present day house is formed by a large farmhouse which was constructed around the year 1800 in the Federal style. In 1845, the estate was purchased by Josiah Wheeler, a merchant from New York City. Wheeler undertook a remodeling of the house, giving it a then fashionable Italianate style with a three-story tower at the south end as well as front and rear piazzas spanning the entire length of the house. After this remodeling, the house comprised a total of 15 rooms.

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Statues of FDR and Eleanor

by StudioEIS, a sculpture and design studio in Brooklyn, NY. It specializes in "visual storytelling".

This statue is adapted from a 1933 photograph in the FDR Library of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on the south lawn of their Hyde Park home.

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Statues of FDR and Eleanor

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FDR Library and Museum

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Bust of FDR in front of FDR Library and Museum

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Bust of FDR in front of FDR Library and Museum

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FDR grave, near Library

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Driveway leading to Mansion

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Driveway leading to Mansion

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Gopher on FDR lawn

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Top Cottage

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Statue of Churchill

Sculpture by Oscar Nemon

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Statue of Churchill

Sculpture by Oscar Nemon

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Sculpture made from a section of Berlin wall

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Sculpture made from a section of Berlin wall

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Notes on Berlin wall sculpture

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Bust of FDR

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