Also located in Hyde Park is the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site. Walk through Val-Kill, the only National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady. Eleanor would move to Val-Kill after her husband’s death in 1945 and remain there until her death in 1962.

Val-Kill played a prominent role in Eleanor’s movement to provide work for rural workers and women.

Declared a Historic Site in 1984, great care has been taken to preserve and restore the cottage back to the glory it enjoyed in the mid 1900’s. Tour the cottage that belonged to Eleanor Roosevelt and spend an hour in the sunshine at the beautiful long-established gardens.

Address: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 56 Valkill Park Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538, 845-229-9422

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