Val-Kill Cottage

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Val-Kill Cottage is the modest stone house in Hyde Park, New York, that served as Eleanor Roosevelt’s primary residence and retreat, now preserved as part of a National Historic Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of national historic site
historic house
residence
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Stone Cottage
Val-Kill
architecturalStyle stone cottage
associatedWith Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt family
category Historic house museums in New York
Houses in Dutchess County, New York
Presidential homes in the United States
Roosevelt family residences
country United States of America
hasExhibit Eleanor Roosevelt memorabilia
interpretive displays on Eleanor Roosevelt’s life and work
hasFunction historic house museum
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Site (United States)
hasTour guided tours
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
locatedIn Dutchess County, New York NERFINISHED
Hudson River Valley
Hyde Park, New York
New York
locatedOn Val-Kill estate
notableFor association with Eleanor Roosevelt’s post–White House life
being the only National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady of the United States
openToPublic true
operator National Park Service
partOf Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
primaryResidenceOf Eleanor Roosevelt
significantPerson Eleanor Roosevelt
timePeriodSignificance 20th century United States history
usedAs home
retreat

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