Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
The Roosevelt family needed full-time assistance to maintain the house and farm. Theodore had a devoted valet, James Amos, he called his "head man." The house staff included a cook, waitress, chambermaid, and a nurse who had worked for Edith's family for many years. Charles Lee, a coachman at the White House, was the family chauffeur.In 1910, Roosevelt built the home you see in the distance for his married staff. Amos and his wife, Annie, and Lee and his wife, Clara, shared this home. Most other staff were single. The cooks and maids shared the rooms on the third floor of the Roosevelt Home, while the grooms and farm hands lived in quarters on the second floor of the stable and lodge. " . . . [M]y wife . . . asked Mrs. Roosevelt about cutting down a tree . . . in front of our cottage. It was very much in the way and she thought it would improve the place if taken down. Mrs. Roosevelt answered: 'Certainly, I'll have Mr. Roosevelt come right over.' And sure enough . . . the President of the United States came over and chopped down the tree for us."| HM Number | HM1P47 |
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| Placed By | National Park Service |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, November 6th, 2015 at 5:01pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 626514 N 4527226 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.88635000, -73.49830000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 53.181', W 73° 29.898' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 53' 10.86" N, 73° 29' 53.88" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 631, 516 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 304 Sagamore Hill Rd, Oyster Bay NY 11771, US |
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