A recreated childhood setting
The Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace presents the setting of Roosevelt’s early life in New York. The site connects the adult public figure to the household in which he grew up.
Place · A CLOSER LOOK
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
ABOUT THIS PLACE
The National Park Service’s reconstructed birthplace preserves the setting of Roosevelt’s early life. Its gallery lists the shirt, folded speech, and glasses case associated with the 1912 assassination attempt. This is the New York site linked here for those objects; Sagamore Hill was his later home on Long Island.
The birthplace and Sagamore Hill represent different parts of Roosevelt’s life and should remain distinct in planning a visit.
A CLOSER LOOK
The story behind it.
The New York birthplace museum and its Roosevelt artifacts.
Objects with stories
The site’s collections include material connected to the 1912 shooting. The shirt and speech make a dramatic public event tangible through surviving objects.
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