Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House

Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House is a building that was built in 1908 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The Neo-Georgian townhouse was designed by Charles A. Platt for Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt in 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 by Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt from construction to their sale of the house to Hunter College in 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]

Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House
The house (left) during its 2001–2010 renovation
Location47 and 49 E. 65th St., New York, New York
Coordinates40°46′1.5″N 73°58′3.5″W
Built1907-1908
ArchitectCharles A. Platt
NRHP reference No.80002713[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1980
Designated NYCLSeptember 25, 1973

The house was closed in 1992 and reopened in 2010 after an $18 million renovation.[5] Leslie E. Robertson Associates was the structural engineers on this renovation. The building is currently used by Hunter College as the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College or, simply, Roosevelt House.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "The Restoration of Roosevelt House - Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College". Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. Roosavelt house tour guide
  4. "HISTORY". Roosevelt Public Policy Institute. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  5. "FDR in NYC". Newsweek. Retrieved November 3, 2011.

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