• Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill Cottage and Playhouse

    Eleanor Roosevelt

    National Historic Site New York

Operating Hours & Seasons

Due to mandatory across the board budget cuts Val-Kill is closed for tours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Val-Kill is open for tours:

May through October from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursdays through Mondays. Guided tours are available throughout the day. The last tour of the day is 4:00 pm.

November through April, Thursdays through Mondays, guided tours are available at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm.

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

The grounds are open daily, year round from Sunrise to Sunset.

Please call 845-229-9422 (Thursday - Monday), for more information.

 
Entrance to Val Kill

Guided tours are given of Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill

R. Cheek

Val-Kill was the only place Eleanor Roosevelt called home. It was here that she pursued her political and social interests, wrote her My Day column and worked on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today, visitors can tour Mrs. Roosevelt's Val-Kill, stroll the grounds, and view an introductory film called “Eleanor Roosevelt Close To Home.” that is shown in the playhouse.

Did You Know?

Mrs. Roosevelt's Val-Kill

Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill was once the Roosevelt family retreat. The main building at Val-Kill was originally a furniture factory. Val-Kill is Dutch, for valley stream.