Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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Information Visitor Center Contact Phone Down

The Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace contact phone, (212) 260-1616, is currently experiencing issues. Rangers may not be able to receive your call. For questions, please email thrb_info@nps.gov.

Overview

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."

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Guided Tours
  • Junior Ranger Program

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Park Hours: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is open Wednesday through Sunday. The park is open on federal holidays except for the following: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day & New Year's Day.

Getting there

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

Visitor centers

  • Visitor Center

Weather

Spring: Temperatures range from 30F-70F. Mostly sunny, Rainfall average: 3 inches. Summer: Temperatures range from 60F-80F. Mostly sunny. Rainfall average: 4.5 inches. Fall: Temperatures range from 30F-70F. Mostly sunny. Rainfall averages 3-4 inches. Some snow might occur. Winter: Temperatures range from 20F-40F. Snowfall averages 12 days (December-February).

Phone: (212) 260-1616

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

A room with red wallpaper, red carpeting, and wooden Victorian-era furniture.
The Library · Kevin Daley
A Victorian-era dining room with a large wooden table.
The Dining Room · Kevin Daley

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