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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSW5_sagamore-hill-in-the-presidential-years_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
In its many area devoted to different activities, this estate reflected the energy and diverse interest of its owner. A series of markers identifies each of the buildings or features of the estate explaining their use.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSW2_on-the-farm_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
In Roosevelt's day, fields of timothy and corn ran downhill from here to an early 19th-century hay barn - the scene of childhood games. You could look left across a quarter mile of pasture to the old apple orchard and the woods. The crack of rifle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSW0_the-house_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
Built to Mr. Roosevelt's specifications for $16,975 it was completed in 1885. It had twenty-two rooms, which were often filled in the years that followed, since the growing family seemed always to be augmented by visiting friends and relatives, as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVG_atop-sagamore-hill_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
Theodore Roosevelt's new home crowned a treeless hill that sloped down to the water on three sides. Across their lawn the family could watch ferryboats plying Long Island Sound. Roosevelt planted shade trees around the home, but cut down other tre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSUE_farm-tools_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
Most maintenance and repair work was done by those who ran this farm. This required a variety of tools as well as the diverse skills to use them well.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSUC_the-ice-house_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
This small building held the ice that was cut each winter from the surface of nearby ponds, hauled here and covered with sawdust to insulate it against summer heat. Ice was taken from it as needed and kept in a large icebox in the butler's pantry.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSU9_the-windmill_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
Water was pumped for the house by wind power. The windmill structure also offered a challenge to small gymnasts in the family who loved to clamber about it.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSU8_up-to-the-roosevelts_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
Visiting the President's family could mean a ride up the winding carriage road. First, your horse puffed up narrow switchbacks under an arch of oak and maple. Then the road broke free of the woods, the grand house came in view, and you could trot …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSU3_mounting-platform_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
This section of porch with no railing served as a convenient platform for mounting horses and entering carriages.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSU0_a-place-in-history_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
It was on this piazza that Teddy Roosevelt was notified of his nomination for Governor of New York in 1898, for Vice President in 1900, and for President in 1904. He had the railing removed here to address more effectively groups gathered on the l…