Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site


This is the boyhood home of the first U.S. president to be born in New York City. Raised in a townhouse at 28 E. 20th St., Theodore Roosevelt would grow up to be our 26th President and become immortalized on Mount Rushmore. However, he started life as a sickly yet bright boy who exercised to improve his health and began a lifelong passion for the "strenuous life."

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is located in New York City at 28 East 20th Street, between Park Avenue South and Broadway.

  • Guided Tours
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Gift Shop and Souvenirs

  • Architecture and Building
  • Birthplace
  • Military
  • Cavalry
  • Presidents
  • Social Movements
  • Conservation Movement
  • Tragic Events
  • Assassinations
  • Wars and Conflicts
  • Civil War
  • Spanish-American War
  • Animals
  • Birds

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Exterior

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Exterior

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Exterior

Front Parlor

photo of display in museum containing TR's shirt, a speech and eye glasses.

The shirt TR was wearing, the speech he was giving, and the eyeglass case that was in his breast pocket when he was shot in Milwaukee, WI.

Nursery at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

colored photograph of nursery with a sleigh bed and crib adjacent to bed.

The Nursery at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

Master Bedroom

Colored photograph of master bedroom

Master bedroom, where TR was born

Front Parlor

Colored photograph of front parlor

Master bedroom, where TR was born

Dining Room

Colored photograph of a long, narrow dining room

A view of Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace dining room

Library

Colored photograph of library

The middle parlor, or library, at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

Exhibits

Photo of exhibit hallway with display cases on sides of room and running through center of room.

The exhibits in the visitor center

Lion's Room

photo of lions room with taxidermy lion in center and taxidermy animal head mounts on walls.

Taxidermy pieces on display in the Lion's Room

Lion's Room

Poto of lions room with TR's Assistant Secretary to the Navy desk and taxidermy on wall.

Taxidermy pieces and TR's Assistant Secretary to the Navy desk on display in the Lion's Room

Historic Auditorium

Sepia photograph of auditorium full of chairs in rows

A historic photo of the auditorium (4th floor) when museum opened in 1923.