Vanderbilt Mansion
Vanderbilt Mansion NHS, in terms of architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems and landscape, is a remarkably complete example of a gilded-age country place, illustrating the political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes that occurred as America industrialized in the years after the Civil War.
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Social Media
Follow the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
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"At Your Service"
NY Heritage Weekend May 19 & 20.....is the Kick-off of the new program, "At Your Service: Behind the Scenes at Vanderbilt Mansion."
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Hyde Park Trails 2012 End-2-End Trek
Celebrate National Trails Day! Join us on a 9 mile End-2-End trek from Top Cottage to Vanderbilt, via Val-Kill and the FDR site.
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The Roosevelt Ride 2012
The National Park Service operates the free "Roosevelt Ride" shuttle bus service from Poughkeepsie Metro-North Station 7 days a week, May-October.
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Annual Spring Plant Sale
The plant sale is held annually every Memorial Day weekend, Saturday-Monday, 9am-4pm at the Visitors' Center parking lot. Proceeds benefit the FWVGA.
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The Bus Could Be On Us For Your Next Field Trip!
Hyde Park has a lot to offer students, but all the history and culture don't do students and teachers much good without bus money to get here.
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On-line Exhibits
The four tapestries hanging in the Living Room and the vestibule illustrating the history of Troy were made in the seventeenth century.
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Did You Know?
In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the enabling legislation for the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, NY to become part of the National Park Service.