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HOME OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Historic Site
Hyde Park, New York PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
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HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT
HOME OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Architectural Data Section
Roosevelt- Vanderbilt Sites
Hyde Park New York
By
Peggy A. Albee
Building Conservation Branch, Northeast Cultural Resources Center
Northeast Field Area, National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Lowell, Massachusetts
Written 1989 - Published 1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES AND CREDITS viii
PREFACE xiii
I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1
SETTING 3
CHAIN OF TITLE 4
ORIGINAL HOUSE 7
WHEELER ALTERATIONS: 1845-1867 24
EARLY ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1867-1880 31
ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1881-1890 36
ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1891-1900 43
ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1901-1914 53
MAJOR ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1915-1916 63
LATE ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1917-1945 83
NPS ALTERATIONS: 1946 to Present 93
H. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
AND EXISTING CONDITIONS 115
EXTERIOR ELEMENTS 119
Foundations 121
Walls 124
Porches 129
Doorways 136
Windows and Shutters 138
Cornices and Roofs 144
Chimneys 146
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INTERIOR ELEMENTS 159
Basement 161
Rooms B01 and B02 161
Room B03 (South Tower Room) 162
Room B04 163
Room B05 164
Room B06 165
Room B07 165
Room B08 166
Room B09 167
Room BIO 168
RoomBll 168
Room B12 (Laundry Room) 169
Room B13 170
First Story 171
Library/Living Room (Room 101) 171
The Snuggery (Room 102) 175
Gallery (Room 103) 178
Entrance Hall (Room 104) 181
North Vestibule of Entrance Hall (Room 104A) 186
West Drawing Room (Room 105) 189
Dining Room (Room 106) 191
Butler's Pantry (Room 107) 195
Coat Room (Room 108) 198
Kitchen (Room 109) 200
Kitchen Stores (Room 110) 204
Toilet (Room 111) 206
FDR's Study (Room 112) 207
Servants' Hall (Room 113) 211
Back Entrance Hall (Room 114) 213
Smoking Room (Room 117) 215
Back Hall (Room 118) 218
East Hall (Room 118A) 221
Maid's Closet (Room 118B) 223
Lift 224
Dining Room Alcove (Room 119) 225
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Second Story 227
Sitting Room/Sara's Bedroom (Room 201) 227
Sara's Bathroom (Room 201 A) 231
Eleanor's Bedroom (Room 202) 233
FDR's Bedroom (Room 203) 237
FDR's Dressing Room (Room 204) 241
FDR's Bathroom (Room 204A) 244
South-Wing Hall (Room 205) 246
Birth Room (Room 206) 248
Main Hall (Room 207) 252
Service-Wing Connecting Hall (Room 207 A) 256
Lift 259
Blue Room (Room 209) 260
Chintz Room (Room 210) 263
East Bath (Room 211) 267
East-Bath Toilet (Room 211 A) 269
West Bath (Room 212) 270
FDR's Boyhood Room (Room 213) 272
Pink Room (Room 214) 275
Linen Room (Room 215) 279
Sewing Room (Room 216) 281
Southwest Servants' Bath (Room 217) 283
Valet Room (Room 218) 285
Northwest Servants' Bath (Room 219) 287
Central Servants' Hall (Room 220A) 289
Northwest Servants' Hall (Room 220B) 291
Servant's Room #1 (Room 221) 294
Servant's Room #2 (Room 222) 296
Servant's Room #3 (Room 223) 298
Trunk Room (Room 224) 300
Northeast Servants' Bath (Room 225) 301
Servant's Room #4 (Room 226) 303
Servant's Room #5 (Room 227) 305
Servant's Room #6 (Room 228) 307
Servant's Room #7 (Room 229) 309
Servant's Room #8 (Room 230) 311
Little Green Room (Room 231) 313
Northeast Servants' Hall (Room 232) 315
Third Story 317
Playroom (Room 300) 317
Playroom Closet (Room 301) 321
Nursery (Room 302) 322
Chamber #10 (Room 303) 326
West Bath (Room 304) 329
Toilet (Room 305) 331
Chamber #12 (Room 306) 332
Visiting Servant's Room #1 (Room 307) 335
Visiting Servant's Room #2 (Room 308) 337
Visiting Servants' Hall (Room 309) 339
Chamber #13 (Room 310) 340
Hall (Room 311) 343
Lift 344
East Bathroom (Room 312) 345
Stair Hall (Room 315) 347
UTILITY SYSTEMS 349
Electrical System 349
Heating System 350
Humidification System 351
Security System 351
Fire Detection/Suppression System 351
EI. RECOMMENDATIONS 353
EXTERIOR ELEMENTS 355
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 356
INTERIOR ELEMENTS 357
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IV. APPENDICES 361
APPENDIX A. Alterations and Additions to the House of Mrs. James
Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York. Hoppin and Koen
Architects, 244 Fifth Avenue, New York City,
April 30, 1915 363
APPENDIX B. Historic American Building Survey Drawings.
"Springwood," Mrs. James Roosevelt's Estate,
July 1941 375
APPENDIX C. Floor Plans Showing Room, Doorway, and Window
Numbers 413
APPENDIX D. Finishes Analysis 419
APPENDIX E. Congressional Resolution Authorizing the Franklin D.
Roosevelt Library and Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Historic Site, July 18, 1939 443
APPENDIX F. Deed of Conveyance with Abstract of Title,
December 29, 1943 451
V. BIBLIOGRAPHY 515
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LIST OF FIGURES AND CREDITS
1. Map of Building Lots 5, 6, and 7, January 17, 1793. Dutchess County
Registry of Deeds, Book 12, pp. 134-135 19
2. Map of Building Lots 5, 6, and 7, January 17, 1793. Dutchess County
Registry of Deeds, Book 12, pp. 134-135 20
3. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans for ca. 1800. NPS drawing by
Peggy Albee 21
4. Home of FDR: Conjectural drawing of original main stairway. NPS
drawing by Peggy Albee 22
5. Home of FDR: Second story, altered original baseboard at top of main
stairway from first story. NPS photograph by Peggy Albee, 1984 23
6. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans after renovations ca. 1850 (1845-
1867). NPS drawing by Peggy Albee 30
7. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans for 1880. NPS drawing by
Peggy Albee 35
8. Home of FDR: Front (east) elevation, ca. 1881. FDR Library, PX47-96:3562 ... 39
9. Home of FDR: Rear (west) elevation, before 1887. FDR Library,
NPX63-528 [public domain] 40
10. Home of FDR: First-story South Parlor, between 1887 and 1915. FDR
Library, NPX47-96:2806 [public domain] 41
11. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans for 1890. NPS drawing by Peggy Albee . . 42
12. Home of FDR: Oil painting of front (east) elevation by I.V. Lounsbury,
May 1893. FDR Library, NPX48-22:3790 (300) [public domain] 48
13. Home of FDR: East elevation, October 1900. FDR Library, NPX47-
96:3224 [public domain] 49
14. Home of FDR: South elevation, October 1900. FDR Library, NPX47-96:
3572 [public domain] 50
15. Home of FDR: Closer view of south elevation, October 1900. FDR
Library, NPX48-22:3790 (373) [public domain] 51
16. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans for 1900. NPS drawing by
Peggy Albee 52
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