Contact Info
Hyde Park, NY 12538
- Phone:
- 845-229-9115
Basics
- Type:
- Historical Site
Description
"All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River." - FDR
This quote captures FDR’‘s connection to Springwood, the estate that he loved & the place he considered home.The first US Presidential Library was started by FDR here. Visit the Home of FDR and Presidential Library & Museum to learn about the only President elected to four terms.
Hours + Fees
Hours:
The park is open year-round, seven days a week.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
Buildings are open 9:00am to 5:00pm Eastern Time.
Grounds are free and open dawn to dusk.
The last tour of the day is at 4:00pm.
Visitors begin at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center, where tickets are available for the tour of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The ticket includes the admission to the FDR Presidential Library and Museum. There is a 22 minute film in the auditorium of the Wallace Center entitled A Rendezvous With History that introduces the visitors to the Roosevelt experience. The Henrietta Nesbitt Café serves breakfast and lunch at the Wallace Center from 10am to 4pm daily April thru October.
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
The Home of Franklin Roosevelt is located in on Route 9 in Hyde Park, NY. about 90 miles north of New York City and 70 miles south of Albany.
