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I 2 9.88: F 85 HOME OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site Hyde Park, New York PUBLIC DOCUMENTS DEPOSITORY ITEM OCT 0 1 19L CLEMoON LIBRARY GU COi ot o I PUBLICATION Historic Structure Report _ FEDERAL Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/historicstructurOOalbe HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT HOME OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Architectural Data Section Roosevelt- Vanderbilt Sites Hyde Park New York By Peggy A. Albee Building Conservation Branch, Northeast Cultural Resources Center Northeast Field Area, National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Lowell, Massachusetts Written 1989 - Published 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES AND CREDITS viii PREFACE xiii I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1 SETTING 3 CHAIN OF TITLE 4 ORIGINAL HOUSE 7 WHEELER ALTERATIONS: 1845-1867 24 EARLY ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1867-1880 31 ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1881-1890 36 ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1891-1900 43 ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1901-1914 53 MAJOR ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1915-1916 63 LATE ROOSEVELT ALTERATIONS: 1917-1945 83 NPS ALTERATIONS: 1946 to Present 93 H. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION AND EXISTING CONDITIONS 115 EXTERIOR ELEMENTS 119 Foundations 121 Walls 124 Porches 129 Doorways 136 Windows and Shutters 138 Cornices and Roofs 144 Chimneys 146 in INTERIOR ELEMENTS 159 Basement 161 Rooms B01 and B02 161 Room B03 (South Tower Room) 162 Room B04 163 Room B05 164 Room B06 165 Room B07 165 Room B08 166 Room B09 167 Room BIO 168 RoomBll 168 Room B12 (Laundry Room) 169 Room B13 170 First Story 171 Library/Living Room (Room 101) 171 The Snuggery (Room 102) 175 Gallery (Room 103) 178 Entrance Hall (Room 104) 181 North Vestibule of Entrance Hall (Room 104A) 186 West Drawing Room (Room 105) 189 Dining Room (Room 106) 191 Butler's Pantry (Room 107) 195 Coat Room (Room 108) 198 Kitchen (Room 109) 200 Kitchen Stores (Room 110) 204 Toilet (Room 111) 206 FDR's Study (Room 112) 207 Servants' Hall (Room 113) 211 Back Entrance Hall (Room 114) 213 Smoking Room (Room 117) 215 Back Hall (Room 118) 218 East Hall (Room 118A) 221 Maid's Closet (Room 118B) 223 Lift 224 Dining Room Alcove (Room 119) 225 IV Second Story 227 Sitting Room/Sara's Bedroom (Room 201) 227 Sara's Bathroom (Room 201 A) 231 Eleanor's Bedroom (Room 202) 233 FDR's Bedroom (Room 203) 237 FDR's Dressing Room (Room 204) 241 FDR's Bathroom (Room 204A) 244 South-Wing Hall (Room 205) 246 Birth Room (Room 206) 248 Main Hall (Room 207) 252 Service-Wing Connecting Hall (Room 207 A) 256 Lift 259 Blue Room (Room 209) 260 Chintz Room (Room 210) 263 East Bath (Room 211) 267 East-Bath Toilet (Room 211 A) 269 West Bath (Room 212) 270 FDR's Boyhood Room (Room 213) 272 Pink Room (Room 214) 275 Linen Room (Room 215) 279 Sewing Room (Room 216) 281 Southwest Servants' Bath (Room 217) 283 Valet Room (Room 218) 285 Northwest Servants' Bath (Room 219) 287 Central Servants' Hall (Room 220A) 289 Northwest Servants' Hall (Room 220B) 291 Servant's Room #1 (Room 221) 294 Servant's Room #2 (Room 222) 296 Servant's Room #3 (Room 223) 298 Trunk Room (Room 224) 300 Northeast Servants' Bath (Room 225) 301 Servant's Room #4 (Room 226) 303 Servant's Room #5 (Room 227) 305 Servant's Room #6 (Room 228) 307 Servant's Room #7 (Room 229) 309 Servant's Room #8 (Room 230) 311 Little Green Room (Room 231) 313 Northeast Servants' Hall (Room 232) 315 Third Story 317 Playroom (Room 300) 317 Playroom Closet (Room 301) 321 Nursery (Room 302) 322 Chamber #10 (Room 303) 326 West Bath (Room 304) 329 Toilet (Room 305) 331 Chamber #12 (Room 306) 332 Visiting Servant's Room #1 (Room 307) 335 Visiting Servant's Room #2 (Room 308) 337 Visiting Servants' Hall (Room 309) 339 Chamber #13 (Room 310) 340 Hall (Room 311) 343 Lift 344 East Bathroom (Room 312) 345 Stair Hall (Room 315) 347 UTILITY SYSTEMS 349 Electrical System 349 Heating System 350 Humidification System 351 Security System 351 Fire Detection/Suppression System 351 EI. RECOMMENDATIONS 353 EXTERIOR ELEMENTS 355 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 356 INTERIOR ELEMENTS 357 VI IV. APPENDICES 361 APPENDIX A. Alterations and Additions to the House of Mrs. James Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York. Hoppin and Koen Architects, 244 Fifth Avenue, New York City, April 30, 1915 363 APPENDIX B. Historic American Building Survey Drawings. "Springwood," Mrs. James Roosevelt's Estate, July 1941 375 APPENDIX C. Floor Plans Showing Room, Doorway, and Window Numbers 413 APPENDIX D. Finishes Analysis 419 APPENDIX E. Congressional Resolution Authorizing the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, July 18, 1939 443 APPENDIX F. Deed of Conveyance with Abstract of Title, December 29, 1943 451 V. BIBLIOGRAPHY 515 Vll LIST OF FIGURES AND CREDITS 1. Map of Building Lots 5, 6, and 7, January 17, 1793. Dutchess County Registry of Deeds, Book 12, pp. 134-135 19 2. Map of Building Lots 5, 6, and 7, January 17, 1793. Dutchess County Registry of Deeds, Book 12, pp. 134-135 20 3. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans for ca. 1800. NPS drawing by Peggy Albee 21 4. Home of FDR: Conjectural drawing of original main stairway. NPS drawing by Peggy Albee 22 5. Home of FDR: Second story, altered original baseboard at top of main stairway from first story. NPS photograph by Peggy Albee, 1984 23 6. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans after renovations ca. 1850 (1845- 1867). NPS drawing by Peggy Albee 30 7. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans for 1880. NPS drawing by Peggy Albee 35 8. Home of FDR: Front (east) elevation, ca. 1881. FDR Library, PX47-96:3562 ... 39 9. Home of FDR: Rear (west) elevation, before 1887. FDR Library, NPX63-528 [public domain] 40 10. Home of FDR: First-story South Parlor, between 1887 and 1915. FDR Library, NPX47-96:2806 [public domain] 41 11. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans for 1890. NPS drawing by Peggy Albee . . 42 12. Home of FDR: Oil painting of front (east) elevation by I.V. Lounsbury, May 1893. FDR Library, NPX48-22:3790 (300) [public domain] 48 13. Home of FDR: East elevation, October 1900. FDR Library, NPX47- 96:3224 [public domain] 49 14. Home of FDR: South elevation, October 1900. FDR Library, NPX47-96: 3572 [public domain] 50 15. Home of FDR: Closer view of south elevation, October 1900. FDR Library, NPX48-22:3790 (373) [public domain] 51 16. Home of FDR: Conjectural floor plans for 1900. NPS drawing by Peggy Albee 52 VI 11