• Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace N.H.S.

    Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

    National Historic Site New York

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  • The Upper Gallery is currently closed for renovations.

    These renovations will improve preservation of artifacts and enhance the visitor experience. The Lower Gallery has been reopened, its exhibits are methodically being returned. Period room tours are offered at the regularly scheduled times.

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Theodore Roosevelt- Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1897.

Theodore Roosevelt was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1897-1898 and helped prepare for the Spanish-American War. Theodore resigned a few weeks after hostilities began and actively participated in combat as Lieutenant Colonel of the Army's First Volunteer 'Rough Rider' Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Navy

To request brochures for this site, please call 212-260-1616, or write to us at: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace N.H.S., 28 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003.

 

Did You Know?

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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace became a museum thanks to the efforts of the Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association in 1919. The museum opened to the public in 1923. The W.R.M.A later joined with the Theodore Roosevelt Association who donated the museum to the National Park Service in 1962.