• 1905 Photograph of Sagamore Hill

    Sagamore Hill

    National Historic Site New York

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  • Theodore Roosevelt's Home will remain closed until the rehabilitation project is completed

    Theodore Roosevelt's Home will remain closed until the rehabilitation project is completed. The Visitor Center, Theodore Roosevelt Museum, and the park grounds are open. Due to the mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts, Sagamore Hill will remain on its More »

Special Use Permits

Individuals or organizations interested in applying for a special use permit may first call the park at 516-922-4271 ext. 26 for questions about Special Use Permits. If an applicant wishes to proceed, they must fill out the Application for a Special Use Permit, and send to the park to the attention of the Special Use Permit Coordinator. Unless requested use is an exercise of a First Amendment right, applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable, $50 check made out to "The National Park Service."

Please remember that the Park is a museum and historic site and is not designed for private parties, receptions, or recreational purposes unrelated to the park's mission. A large, indoor meeting space is not available at the park. We do have a small meeting area which is not universally accessible, but does requires a Special Use Permit as well.

For commercial photography, both still and film, an application must be submitted in advance. You may use either the short (10-931) or long (10-932) form depending on the complexity of the project. Unless requested use is an exercise of a First Amendment right, applications must be submitted with a non-refundable, $50 check made out to "The National Park Service." Permit may require the payment of cost recovery charges, a location fee, and proof of liability insurance naming the United States as also insured.

Did You Know?

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Theodore Roosevelt decided not to complete his studies at Columbia University’s School of Law once he was elected, at age 23, to the New York State Assembly in November 1881. At the time, he was the state’s youngest assemblyman and eager to join “the governing class.”