Sagamore Hill

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historic house historic site museum

Sagamore Hill is the historic Long Island estate that served as President Theodore Roosevelt’s primary home and the “Summer White House” during his presidency.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic house → historic site → museum →
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1966 →
architecturalStyle	Queen Anne architecture →
area	approximately 83 acres →
associatedWith	Roosevelt family → Theodore Roosevelt →
category	Historic house museums in New York → National Historic Sites in New York → Presidential homes in the United States →
completedIn	1885 →
constructionStart	1884 →
country	United States of America →
designation	National Historic Site →
hasFeature	Roosevelt’s library → Roosevelt’s trophy room → meadows → orchards → wooded grounds →
hasFunction	historic house museum → house museum →
hasOutbuilding	Old Orchard home →
locatedIn	Long Island → Nassau County, New York NERFINISHED → Oyster Bay, New York →
managedBy	U.S. Department of the Interior →
namedAfter	Sagamore (Algonquian term for chief) →
nearestCity	Oyster Bay →
notableResident	Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt → Theodore Roosevelt →
numberOfRooms	23 →
openToPublic	true →
operatedBy	National Park Service →
owner	Theodore Roosevelt →
partOf	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site →
periodOfUseAsSummerWhiteHouse	1902–1908 →
significantEvent	site of many presidential meetings and decisions during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency →
timePeriodOfSignificance	early 20th century → late 19th century →
tourType	guided house tours → self-guided grounds tours →
usedAs	Summer White House → primary residence of Theodore Roosevelt →
usedBy	Theodore Roosevelt →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt → Theodore Roosevelt →	residence
Youngs Memorial Cemetery ("Sagamore Hill National Historic Site") →	hasNearbyAttraction
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ("Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (in partnership with the National Park Service)") →	operates
Sagamore Hill ("Sagamore Hill National Historic Site") →	partOf