Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

National Park Service, New York.

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."


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

Additional Information

  • Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Official Website
  • Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Map

Photo Gallery

  • Historic AuditoriumA historic photo of the auditorium (4th floor) when museum opened in 1923.
  • Lion's RoomTaxidermy pieces and TR's Assistant Secretary to the Navy desk on display in the Lion's Room
  • Lion's RoomTaxidermy pieces on display in the Lion's Room
  • ExhibitsThe exhibits in the visitor center
  • LibraryThe middle parlor, or library, at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
  • Master BedroomMaster bedroom, where TR was born
  • Master BedroomMaster bedroom, where TR was born
  • Front ParlorThe 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.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Exterior

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