Roosevelt’s Little White House

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Roosevelt’s Little White House is the historic retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia, where President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought polio treatment, spent much of his presidency, and ultimately died in 1945.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house museum
historic site
presidential retreat
architecturalStyle modest cottage
associatedWithDisease polio
associatedWithOffice 32nd President of the United States
associatedWithPerson Franklin D. Roosevelt
builtFor Franklin D. Roosevelt
category Historic house museums in Georgia
Museums in Georgia
Presidential homes in the United States
Presidential museums in the United States
country United States
dateOfSignificantEvent 1945-04-12
era Great Depression
World War II
exhibits World War II–era memorabilia
artifacts related to Franklin D. Roosevelt
items related to polio treatment
governingBody Georgia Department of Natural Resources
hasMaterial wood
hasMuseum presidential museum
hasNearbyFeature Warm Springs therapeutic pools
hasPhotograph famous last photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt
hasVisitorCenter yes
heritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1932
locatedIn Meriwether County, Georgia
United States
Warm Springs, Georgia
namedAfter Franklin D. Roosevelt
openToPublic yes
operator State of Georgia
partOf Roosevelt’s Little White House Historic Site
periodOfUse 1930s
1940s
preservationStatus preserved as it appeared in 1945
significantEvent death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
state Georgia
touristAttraction yes
usedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
usedFor polio treatment
presidential retreat activities
rest and rehabilitation

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Meriwether County ("Little White House (Franklin D. Roosevelt)")
Meriwether County, Georgia ("Little White House")
contains
Warm Springs, Georgia ("Roosevelt’s Little White House State Historic Site")
hasHistoricSite
Warm Springs Historic District ("Little White House")
hasNotableFeature
Warm Springs, Georgia
knownFor
F.D. Roosevelt State Park ("Roosevelt’s Little White House Historic Site")
near
Roosevelt’s Little White House ("Roosevelt’s Little White House Historic Site")
partOf

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