Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace | |
U.S. National Historic Site | |
New York, New York, U.S. | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′19.7″N 73°59′20″W / 40.738806°N 73.98889°W |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.11 acre (450 m2) |
| Built | 1848 (demolished 1916) rebuilt 1923 (replica) |
| Architect | Theodate Pope Riddle (replica) |
| Visitation | 11,158 (2005) |
| Website | Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000054[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NYCL | March 15, 1966 |
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is a recreated
History
The house that originally stood on the site was built in 1848 and was bought by the Roosevelts in 1854.[2] Theodore Roosevelt was born there on October 27, 1858, and lived in the house with his family until 1872, when the neighborhood began to become more commercial and the family moved uptown to 57th Street.[2][3]
The original building was demolished in 1916 to make way for retail space,
The house was rededicated in 1923 and was subsequently refurbished with many furnishings from the original house by the President's widow, Edith, and his two sisters. The widow and sisters also supplied information about the interior's appearance during Roosevelt's residency.
The Theodore Roosevelt Association donated the birthplace to the National Park Service in 1963. As a National Historic Site, it was automatically listed on the National Register of Historic Places at its creation on October 15, 1966. It now serves as a museum dedicated to the life and contributions of the 26th president of the United States.
Roosevelt's recollection
Roosevelt described his memories of the home's interior in Chapter 1 of his 1913 autobiography:
On October 27, 1858, I was born at No. 28 East Twentieth Street, New York City, in the house in which we lived during the time that my two sisters and my brother and I were small children. It was furnished in the canonical taste of the New York which
moujik drawing a gilt sledge on a piece of malachite. Some one mentioned in my hearing that malachitewas a valuable marble. This fixed in my mind that it was valuable exactly as diamonds are valuable. I accepted that moujik as a priceless work of art, and it was not until I was well in middle age that it occurred to me that I was mistaken.— Theodore Roosevelt
Architecture
The three-story
In 2014, Theodate Pope Riddle was recognized for her work rebuilding the home, a winning site of Built by Women New York City,[6] a competition launched by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation during the fall of 2014 to identify outstanding and diverse sites and spaces designed, engineered and built by women.
See also
- List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets
- Presidential memorials in the United States
References
Notes
- ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ OCLC 40227695
- ^ Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5.
- ^ Kevin Walsh, Forgotten New York 2006:165
- ^ Palmer, Lauren (February 24, 2015). "Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Hosts Leadership Awards Gala, Kicks off Built By Women Exhibition". Architectural Record. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
Sources
- The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior
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