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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site was established by the U.S. Congress to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.Once part of the larger Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, today the property includes the 181 acres (73 ha), buildings and other historic features that Eleanor Roosevelt called Val-Kill.
Eleanor Roosevelt established Val-Kill Industries in 1927 with Nancy Cook, Marion Dickerman, and Caroline O'Day, three friends she met through her activities in the Women's Division of the New York State Democratic Party. Val-Kill was located on the banks of a stream that flowed through the Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York ...
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The Val-Kill stone cottage, Eleanor Roosevelt's National Historic Site (Sandra Foyt / Alamy) Originally purchased by future President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1911, Val-Kill lies just a few miles ...
Eleanor Roosevelt: New York: 180.50 acres (0.7305 km 2) Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady from 1933 to 1945 and Ambassador to the United Nations, used this property, named Val-Kill, for both personal entertainment, hosting, and helping employ local farming families in handcraft traditions. The site now commemorates Roosevelt's life and ...
After her death, Eleanor's retreat at Val-Kill near Hyde Park was eventually preserved as the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site. Her family deeded the family vacation home on Campobello Island to the governments of the U.S. and Canada, and in 1964 they created the 2,800-acre (1,100 ha) Roosevelt Campobello International Park . [ 236 ]
Adam J. Schenkman's latest book, "Franklin's Trees," explores the natural landscape of the Hudson Valley and Franklin D. Roosevelt history.
In 1939, when Eleanor Roosevelt had the opportunity to transform the Val-Kill estate at Hyde Park into her private compound, she set aside a suite of rooms in Val-Kill - two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a screen porch - for Thompson to live in and use. Thompson continued her service to Mrs. Roosevelt after the former First Lady ...