Franklin Roosevelt’s Top Cottage National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York

After a day of exploring as much of the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site as we could, I asked my husband if we could make the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site our next stop. Eleanor Roosevelt is someone I have adored because of her ground breaking efforts on behalf of women’s rights and human rights … More Franklin Roosevelt’s Top Cottage National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York

“Vanderbilt Mansion NHS, in terms of architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems and landscape, is a remarkably complete example of a gilded-age country place, illustrating the political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes that occurred as America industrialized in the years after the Civil War.” ~National Park Service FMI: Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde … More Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York