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See the place where a brief, emotional, and improvised ceremony in Buffalo, NY brought TR into office, and forever altered the nation.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/thri/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=42.9015&b_tl_lng=-78.8731&b_br_lat=42.9012&b_br_lng=-78.8718","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Theodore%20Roosevelt%20Inaugural%20National%20Historic%20Site","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/thri/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7BD805-1DD8-B71B-0B1E51DD10FB6FAA.jpg","title":"Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site","alt":"Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site","caption":"This home in Buffalo, NY, is where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as President on September 14, 1901.","credit":"Mark Lozo","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Arts and Culture","Food","Guided Tours","Self-Guided Tours - Walking","Hands-On","Living History","First Person Interpretation","Junior Ranger Program","Park Film","Museum Exhibits"],"topics":["Architecture and Building","Military","US Army","Armories","Monuments and Memorials","Presidents","Transportation","Canals","Roads, Routes and Highways","Trains and Railroads","Tragic Events","Assassinations","Urban America","Wars and Conflicts","Mexican War"],"fees":[{"title":"Timed Entry Reservation - Location","cost":"12.00","description":"Museum visits are by guided tour only. Due to limited space on each guided tour, pre-paid reservations are strongly recommended. Tours scheduled hourly, beginning at 9:30 a.m. weekdays and 11:30 p.m. weekends. Last tour at 3:30 p.m. For groups of ten or more, advance reservations are required. Minimum two weeks' notice, please. Call 716-884-0095."}],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site","description":"Museum visit is by guided tour only. Tours begin every hour at the bottom of the hour, starting at 9:30 a.m. on weekdays and at 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The last tour begins at 3:30 p.m. every day.\n\nRESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. To make reservations, visit TRSite.org. Walk-ins will be accommodated only as space permits.\n\nClosed on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"9:30AM - 3:30PM","monday":"9:30AM - 3:30PM","thursday":"9:30AM - 3:30PM","sunday":"11:30AM - 3:30PM","tuesday":"9:30AM - 3:30PM","friday":"9:30AM - 3:30PM","saturday":"11:30AM - 3:30PM"},"exceptions":[]}],"directions":"The TR Inaugural Site is located on the north edge of downtown Buffalo on Delaware Avenue, between Allen and North Streets. Free parking is available to the rear. For details, see http://www.nps.gov/thri/planyourvisit/directions.htm","weatherInfo":"Summer tends to be mild but humid. Fall moderate temperatures. Winters can have prolonged cold spells and be snowy, with occasional periods of intense snow. Spring mild and rainy.","contacts":{"phone":"7168840095","email":"info@trsite.org"},"visitorCenters":[],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"iroquois-national-wildlife-refuge","km":47},{"slug":"allegheny-national-recreation-area","km":106},{"slug":"allegheny-national-forest","km":139},{"slug":"womens-rights-national-historical-park","km":167},{"slug":"erie-national-wildlife-refuge","km":170},{"slug":"montezuma-national-wildlife-refuge","km":171}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=thri"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.623Z","alerts":[{"source":"NPS","kind":"Information","title":"See TRSite.org for the latest updates on the tour schedule.","text":"See TRSite.org for the latest updates on the tour schedule.","url":null,"updated":"2023-06-06 07:30:21.0","id":"nps-BF6A82D5-884F-43CD-875E-81A85FFE6CB1"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.geojson"}