Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

https://www.nps.gov/thrb/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Birthplace_National_Historic_Site Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is a recreated brownstone at 28 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South, in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. It is the birthplace and childhood home of 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt. This is the boyhood home of the first U.S. president to be born in New York City. Raised in a townhouse at 28 E. 20th St., Theodore Roosevelt would grow up to be our 26th President and become immortalized on Mount Rushmore. However, he started life as a sickly yet bright boy who exercised to improve his health and began a lifelong passion for the "strenuous life." Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is located in Manhattan at 28 East 20th Street, between Park Avenue South and Broadway. Visitor Center Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Visitor Center is located within Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace. The visitor center includes: information desk, book/gift store, exhibits, park film, lockers, and bathrooms. Located on 20th Street between Broadway and Park Ave S. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Exterior Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Exterior Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Exterior Front Parlor photo of display in museum containing TR's shirt, a speech and eye glasses. The shirt TR was wearing, the speech he was giving, and the eyeglass case that was in his breast pocket when he was shot in Milwaukee, WI. Nursery at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace colored photograph of nursery with a sleigh bed and crib adjacent to bed. The Nursery at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Master Bedroom Colored photograph of master bedroom Master bedroom, where TR was born Front Parlor Colored photograph of front parlor Master bedroom, where TR was born Dining Room Colored photograph of a long, narrow dining room A view of Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace dining room Library Colored photograph of library The middle parlor, or library, at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Exhibits Photo of exhibit hallway with display cases on sides of room and running through center of room. The exhibits in the visitor center Lion's Room photo of lions room with taxidermy lion in center and taxidermy animal head mounts on walls. Taxidermy pieces on display in the Lion's Room Lion's Room Poto of lions room with TR's Assistant Secretary to the Navy desk and taxidermy on wall. Taxidermy pieces and TR's Assistant Secretary to the Navy desk on display in the Lion's Room Historic Auditorium Sepia photograph of auditorium full of chairs in rows A historic photo of the auditorium (4th floor) when museum opened in 1923. Theodore Roosevelt Association Public Speaking Contest highlights best, brightest NYC high school students On Thursday, April 18, 2019, nine New York City high school students (one 9th grader; four 11th graders; and four 12th graders) gathered at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City to show-off their oratory and presentation skills during the finals of the 2019 Theodore Roosevelt Association Public Speaking Contest. Contest winner poses with judges Origin of the Teddy Bear One of the world's most well-loved bears is part of the history surrounding President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. Teddy Bear Manhattan Sites Junior Ranger Program Manhattan Sites Junior Ranger program that features five units of the National Park Service in the New York City area. Manhattan Sites Volunteer Program An overview of the volunteer program in Manhattan, New York City and instructions on how to apply for the program. A domed and columned white marble building with American Flag buntings out front. Top Tips for Visiting the Manhattan Sites Plan Like a Park Ranger: Top Tips for Visiting the Manhattan Sites

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace The scene above shows the neighborhood in which TR grew up. his home is oft the picture in the center toreground His grandfather Cornelius lived in the house just above the large tree at the end ot the park —I Clarence Davles Collection, Museum of the City ot New York The Roosevelt home, a typical New York brownstone, was located on what was a quiet, tree-lined street in New York's most fashionable residential district. Theodore's grandfather Cornelius purchased both number 28 and number 26 next door as wedding gifts for two of his sons, Theodore, Sr., and Robert. Theodore and his bride Martha Bulloch moved into number 28 in 1854. The family lived there until the fall of 1872 when Theodore, Jr., was fourteen. They then set out on a year's tour of Europe. On their return, they went directly from the ship to their new house at 6 West 57th Street. Eventually, the former Roosevelt home was taken over for business purposes. In 1916 it was completely demolished to make way for a two-story commercial building. After TR s death in 1919 prominent citizens decided to purchase the site, raze the commercial building and reconstruct Roosevelt's boyhood home as a memorial. They also built museum galleries and other facilities on the adjoining lot where Robert Roosevelt's house once stood. The reconstructed Birthplace was opened to the public in 1923. In 1963 the Theodore Roosevelt Association donated the site to the National Park Service. 1865 1916 1896 Touring the House Today day evening or on rare occasions when there were parties." As a child he took special delight in a small sculpture of a Russian moujik (peasant) that was displayed there. The sculpture still ornaments a marble table that stands between the room's two windows. and "stay there as long as we were permitted, eagerly examining anything which came out of his pockets." To the rear of the second floor is the children's nursery. The crib and rushseated chair are said to have been TR's. Beyond the nursery is the gymnasium. The middle room on the parlor floor is the library, which served as the family's living room. Roosevelt remembered it as being filled with "tables, chairs and bookcases of gloomy respectability." Beyond is the dining room where horsehair covered chairs "scratched the bare legs of the children when they sat on t h e m . " According to TR, the parlor was "a room of much splendor . . . open for general use only on Sun- The front room on the second floor is the master bedroom furnished with the magnificent rosewood and stainwood veneered furniture original to the house. The children would often troop into this room while their father was dressing, Visitor Information Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site can be reached via IRT and BMT subway stops at 23rd and 14th Streets. Tours are conducted through the period rooms. For information on visiting hours, or to arrange for group visits, call (21 2) 2601 616. There is a small admission fee. The site is administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the Theodore Roosevelt Association. A superintendent, whose address is 26 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, is in immediate charge of the site. Two obelisks in the Library are mementos of the family's trip to Egypt. Magnificently furnished in the popular Rococo Revival style, the Parlor was the most Over the mantel in the Master Bedroom is a fine portrait of TR's mother. At the heart of Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace are its period rooms, restored to reflect their appearance between 1865 and 1872. In 1865 the Roosevelts had one of New York's leading interior decorators, Leon Marcotte, transform the relatively drab rooms into handsomely appointed chambers. A fourth floor was also added to the original three-story brownstone. Approximately 40 percent of the Birthplace's furnishings come from the original house. Another 20 percent belonged to cousins or other family members. The rest of the house's contents are simply period pieces. Color schemes, layouts, and other details concerning the rooms' appearance were provided by TR's two sisters and his wife. The horsehair chair seats in the Dining Room used to scratch TR's legs. elegant room in the house. The children used to scramble through the Nursery windows to the gymnasium. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior National Historic Site New York A New York Family Theodore Roosevelt—apostle of the "strenuous life, "larger-than-life hero to millions of Americans, and 26th President of the United States—was born on October 27, 1858, in the original brownstone on this site. His first ancestor to settle in the New World was Claus Martenszen Van Rosenvelt, who came to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam (later New York) in the 1640s. Claus' descendants established themselves in the commercial life of the city and eventually became socially prominent as well. It was into this sophistica