CSPAN3 American Artifacts Eleanor Roosevelts Val-Kill Cottage February 23, 2018
Ci sitting up here as quiet and peaceful as this place was, was a chance for him to, as he put it, recharge my batteries. We continue our look at the presidency of franklin roosevelt. Up next, a tour of Eleanor Roosevelts valkill cottage in hyde park, new york. The retreat is about two miles from the springwood Franklin Family estate. Certainly, this became the very First National Historic Site to be dedicated to a first lady and the only Historic Site dedicated to one first lady. Well, valkill encompasses two major buildings. The first building, the stone cottage, was built in 1925 to initial...
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