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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Exterior

photo of display in museum containing TR's shirt, a speech and eye glasses.

The shirt TR was wearing, the speech he was giving, and the eyeglass case that was in his breast pocket when he was shot in Milwaukee, WI.

colored photograph of nursery with a sleigh bed and crib adjacent to bed.

The Nursery at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

Master bedroom, where TR was born

Master bedroom, where TR was born

Colored photograph of a long, narrow dining room

A view of Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace dining room

The middle parlor, or library, at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

Photo of exhibit hallway with display cases on sides of room and running through center of room.

The exhibits in the visitor center

photo of lions room with taxidermy lion in center and taxidermy animal head mounts on walls.

Taxidermy pieces on display in the Lion's Room

Poto of lions room with TR's Assistant Secretary to the Navy desk and taxidermy on wall.

Taxidermy pieces and TR's Assistant Secretary to the Navy desk on display in the Lion's Room

Sepia photograph of auditorium full of chairs in rows

A historic photo of the auditorium (4th floor) when museum opened in 1923.

Physical Address:

28 East 20th Street

New York, NY 10003

Mailing Address:

28 East 20th Street

New York, NY 10003

contact-details

Phone Number: (212) 260-1616 Voice

Email Address: thrb_info@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

This is the boyhood home of the first U.S. president to be born in New York City. Raised in a townhouse at 28 E. 20th St., Theodore Roosevelt would grow up to be our 26th President and become immortalized on Mount Rushmore. However, he started life as a sickly yet bright boy who exercised to improve his health and began a lifelong passion for the "strenuous life."

park designation:National Historic Site

Directions:

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is located in Manhattan at 28 East 20th Street, between Park Avenue South and Broadway.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Hours of Operation

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. The site is closed on the following designated federal holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day & New Year's Day.

Weather Information:

Spring: Temperatures range from 30F-70F. Mostly sunny, Rainfall average: 3 inches. Summer: Temperatures range from 60F-80F. Mostly sunny. Rainfall average: 4.5 inches. Fall: Temperatures range from 30F-70F. Mostly sunny. Rainfall averages 3-4 inches. Some snow might occur. Winter: Temperatures range from 20F-40F. Snowfall averages 12 days (December-February).