Val-Kill

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Val-Kill is the Hyde Park, New York retreat that served as Eleanor Roosevelt’s personal home and later became a national historic site honoring her life and work.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Eleanor Roosevelt residence
historic house
national historic site
alsoKnownAs Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
architecturalStyle informal country house
associatedWith Eleanor Roosevelt
category Historic house museums in New York
Presidential homes in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
county Dutchess County
surface form: "Dutchess County, New York"
educationalUse public history programs
school group visits
governingBody United States Department of the Interior
surface form: "U.S. Department of the Interior"
hasCollection Eleanor Roosevelt personal belongings
photographs and documents related to Eleanor Roosevelt
hasExhibition Eleanor Roosevelt’s public and private life
hasLandscapeFeature rural setting
hasPart Val-Kill Cottage
surface form: "Stone Cottage"

Val-Kill Cottage
gardens
pond
hasVisitorCenter yes
heritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Site
inception 1920s
locatedIn Hyde Park, New York
locatedNear Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
locatedOn former Roosevelt family estate lands
namedAfter Val-Kill stream
nearestCity Poughkeepsie, New York
notableFor association with Eleanor Roosevelt’s human rights work
being Eleanor Roosevelt’s only wholly owned home
openedToPublic as a national historic site
operatedBy National Park Service
ownedBy National Park Service
partOf Hudson Valley
surface form: "Hudson River Valley"
preservationStatus protected historic site
publicAccess guided tours
significantEvent Eleanor Roosevelt’s later-life residence
significantPerson Eleanor Roosevelt
theme Eleanor Roosevelt’s life and legacy
timePeriod 20th century American history
topic human rights history
women’s rights history
tourism open for public tours
use memorial to Eleanor Roosevelt
museum

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