Built in 1977. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site was established by the U.S. Congress to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.”
Wikipedia article Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 266 National Register listings published here for Dutchess County · listed in 1980 · category: District · built in 1977.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 568 fires within 5 miles of Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site between 1992 and 2020, burning about 384 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 99 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 311 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 99 |
| Smoking | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site: 15 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Probably Borrow Pits of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Clay, Stone | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Sandstone Rock Quarry No. Hj-010 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Hyde Park Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pleasant Valley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry No. Hj-0. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pleasant Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hyde Park, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Flood | Hyde Park | $5,700,000 | Heavy rain led to widespread flooding of small streams and creeks across the county, which began during the early morning hours of Monday, April 16th, and persisted into Wednesday morning on the 18th.|Record flooding occurred on the Wappingers Creek at Wappingers Falls, which crested at 15.06 feet at 19:45 EST on the 16th, which was 7.06 feet above the flood stage of 8.0 feet.|Moderate flooding also was recorded along the Tenmile River at Webatuck, which crested at 11.23 feet at 16:45 EST on the 16th. |Widespread flooding led to numerous road closures, which included large stretches of the Taconic State Parkway in both directions throughout the county.|In addition, numerous home foundation collapses were reported near Stormville during Monday morning on the 16th. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Hyde Park | $75,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Hyde Park | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Flood | Hyde Park | $20,000 | A few road closures were reported in Pawling, Lagrangeville, Fairview and Poughkeepsie due to flooding. Some of the roads in Pawling suffered minor washouts. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $13,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $2,000 | During the late evening hours of May 19, a cold front initiated several severe thunderstorms across the Mid-Hudson Valley of eastern New York. Trees were downed by the wind in Ulster and Dutchess Counties. Scattered power outages also occurred when trees knocked down several power lines. Approximately 1,000 customers lost power for several hours. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Hyde Park | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | A tree was downed with branches blocking Albany Post Road at Market Street in the Town of Hyde Park. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Tree limbs were downed. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Trees and wires were downed in the Hyde Park area. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Power lines were reported down in Hyde Park due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | A tree was downed on Route 9 (Albany Post Road) due to thunderstorm winds in Hyde Park. The roadway was briefly closed and traffic was detoured around the area until the tree was removed. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | A tree and wires were downed at the intersection of Route 9 and Vanderbilt Lane in Hyde Park due to thunderstorm winds. Traffic had to be re-routed around the area until utility crews were able to repair the power lines. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | One tree was reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Hyde Park. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Trees were reported down and on wires due to thunderstorm winds in Hyde Park. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hyde Park | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Hyde Park. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hyde Park | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in Hyde Park during a thunderstorm. In addition, trees were also reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds.||The hail stripped the leaves off many trees in Hyde Park, with the greatest concentration of hail occurring between State Route 9, East Market Street, State Route 9G, and South Cross Street.||The large hail damaged tree fruits, berries and vegetables near Hyde Park, and across several other areas within Dutchess County. Total preliminary crop damage estimates from the hail in Dutchess County were approximately $588 thousand. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Trees were reported down in Hyde Park due to strong thunderstorm winds. Golf ball size hail was also reported in Hyde Park during this thunderstorm.||A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that straight line winds from a thunderstorm downed some trees and large limbs in the vicinity of Hyde Park. Peak estimated winds were 60 mph. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Hyde Park | - | A trained spotter reported nickle-sized hail at the Vanderbilt National Historic Site in Hyde Park. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Trees down |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Trees down |
| May 2000 | Hail | Hyde Park | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Top Cottage | 0.7 miles | 1997 |
 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School | 1.0 miles | 2011 |
 | William Stoutenburgh House | 2.0 miles | 1972 |
 | Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site | 2.0 miles | 1966 |
 | Bergh-Stoutenburgh House | 2.2 miles | 1972 |
 | Isaac Roosevelt House | 2.3 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000357 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dutchess County | All 266 listed properties in this county. |
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