Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House
Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House | |
New York City LandmarkNo.0702
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 The house | |
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| Location | 47 and 49 E. 65th St.,New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′1.5″N73°58′3.5″W/ 40.767083°N 73.967639°W |
| Built | 1907-1908 |
| Architect | Charles A. Platt |
| NRHP referenceNo. | 80002713[1] |
| NYCLNo. | 0702 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | September 25, 1973 |
TheSara Delano Roosevelt Memorial Houseis aNeo-Georgiantownhouse at 47 and 49 E. 65th St. on theUpper East SideofNew York City,designed byCharles A. PlattforSara Ann Delano Rooseveltin 1907. It originally held "two mirror-image residences with a single facade and entrance. Each first floor had its own front reception room with a welcoming fireplace. Rear parlors could be combined through sliding doors."[2]The house was given to the Roosevelts by Franklin's mother as a wedding gift for them. The house was originally two homes and Franklin's mother had doors put in place so she could enter their part of the home whenever she wanted.[3]
The house was used by Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt from its completion in 1908 to her death in 1941, and intermittently byFranklinandEleanor Rooseveltfrom construction to their sale of the house toHunter Collegein 1943. After his mother's death in 1941, President Roosevelt and his wife placed the house up for sale and a non-profit consortium was organized to purchase the house on behalf of Hunter College.[4]The house was closed in 1992 and reopened in 2010 after an $18 million renovation.[5]Leslie E. Robertson Associates were the structural engineers on this renovation. The building is currently used by Hunter College as theRoosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter Collegeor, simply,Roosevelt House.It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Placesin 1980.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.April 15, 2008.
- ^"The Restoration of Roosevelt House - Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College".Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College.RetrievedMay 28,2015.
- ^Roosevelt house tour guide
- ^"HISTORY".Roosevelt Public Policy Institute.RetrievedFebruary 24,2012.
- ^"FDR in NYC".Newsweek.RetrievedNovember 3,2011.
External links[edit]
Media related toSara Delano Roosevelt Memorial Houseat Wikimedia Commons
- Roosevelt House Public PolicyInstitute main page
- NYC-ArchitectureRoosevelt Memorial House pictures
- Film: Treasures of New York: Roosevelt House
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