Hyde Park, New York - Tour of Franklin D. Roosevelt & Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Sites
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Join me as I discover history in my new backyard! Hyde Park, New York and the surrounding area are overflowing with historic homes, estates, and relics of the Gilded Age. My Dad & I first tour the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, complete with the first ever Presidential Library & FDR Museum, alongside the former President's lifelong home of Springwood. The tour & museum gave us so much information and insight into the world of this beloved President.
We next toured the Spring & Fall residence of Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt. Frederick was the grandson of one of America's first multi-millionaires Cornelius Vanderbilt. Their seasonal mansion was thought by them as more of a 'cottage' where they largely enjoyed their time outdoors. The interior drips with elegance, the gardens are full of unique beds and sculptures, and one of, if not the continent's oldest Gingko Tree stands tall on the estate's grounds.
If you love history and old homes, don't miss either of these amazing National Historic Sites!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro to this Video
00:43 - FDR Presidential Library & Museum
02:57 - Berlin Wall Sculpture & Stables
03:20 - Exterior of FDR's Home of Springwood
03:47 - Entry Hall
04:03 - Library
04:39 - Music Room (AKA Dresden Room)
05:02 - Dining Room
05:14 - Rooms Not Viewable on First Floor
05:32 - Heading Upstairs
05:42 - FDR's Boyhood Bedroom
05:54 - Pink Room
06:05 - Chintz Room
06:21 - Frequent Visitor Guest Room
06:34 - Blue Room
06:57 - FDR's Bedroom
07:17 - Elenore's Bedroom
07:30 - Rooms Not Viewable on Second Floor
07:35 - Views of the Hudson Valley
07:50 - Gardens & Roosevelts' Gravesite
08:07 - Intro to & Exterior of Vanderbilt Mansion
08:48 - Entry Hall
09:06 - Living Room
09:30 - Dining Room
09:58 - Reception Room
10:11 - Frederick's Den & Office
10:34 - Grand Staircase
10:46 - Second Floor Landing
11:01 - Louise's Bedroom
11:10 - Frederick's Bedroom
11:21 - Features of the Second Floor
11:55 - Basement, Kitchen & Servants Quarters
12:11 - Gardens
12:54 - Gingko Tree
This was an excellent tour, thank you!
Thx for sharing.
Plan to visit NYC in April.
Having a mild passion for all things WW2, I was delighted by your skillfully presented tour. You have a good eye with the camera and and undulating cadence that makes your commentary very easy to listen to.
an excellent job young lady! now give us some more gilded age delights please ;-)
Paul in South africa
Thanks so much, Paul! Your comment made my day! My new area is filled with gilded age estates and history and I definitely plan to visit and share more of them in coming videos. Thanks for watching! 😄
Very informative and interesting! Great video!
Thank you!!!
Nicely done. My favorite president and first lady. I go there often to enjoy the scenery.
Thank you! They are fascinating people and beautiful places - I’m glad you also get to enjoy them! 😊
You made such a beautiful and elegant video. In less than 15 minutes you gave us such an informative and visually appealing tour de luxe of these beautiful historic estates. A&E's iconic America's Castles 90s program couldn't have done much better💖💖💖Bravo and thank you
Wow - this is one of the kindest comments I have ever received! Thank you so much! I loved the tours and had so much fun making this video - I'm so happy you enjoyed it! :)
Fantastic video! Hoping to visit these sites soon!
Thank you so much! I hope you're able to - they are a lot of fun to see in person! :)
In the mid 70s when we were in Poughkeepsie, NY we went to both of these beautiful historic homes.
How cool! Were there any major differences you noticed between what was in my video vs what you saw?
nicely done
Thank you so much! :)
We visited both of these magnificent homes in 2019. We also visited Eleanor Roosevelt's home, Val-Kill cottage, that was near by. In all three cases, U.S. Park Service docents were especially knowledgeable and superb in their delivery. While each home is unique in it's own right, you should absolutely visit all three! You will need two days to properly take in these magnificent estates.
How amazing! The docents on my tours were all phenomenal as well, I was incredibly impressed. Thanks for watching! :)
Have you ever been to The Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia? That is where FDR spent most of his time after contracting polio. It is also where he died. His long-time mistress was with him. It is also a National Park.
FDR also lived in Warm Springs, Georgia. It is a National Park and is called The Little White House. He died there.
very well explained and presented with good supporting video. I drive by this building regularly but have not gone inside in years and your presentation will remind me to take a look the next time i go by it.
Thank you so much, that is so kind of you! Thanks for watching and I hope you do go visit and have a wonderful time ♥️
I recently had to move from this area after living there for most of my life and I'm so terribly home sick. I'm happy I can feel like I'm back again for a moment.
The gardens/grounds of Vanderbilt is one of my all-time favorite places to walk around in the summer/fall.
I’m so sorry you’re feeling home sick, I can understand why - it’s a beautiful area. I’m so glad I could give you a taste of home and I hope you’re able to return and visit one day soon!
The Vanderbilt grounds and the Staatsburg Historic Site grounds have become one of ours and our dogs favorite places to walk as well - I’m very excited for my first New England fall in these places. Thanks for watching! ♥️
Solid tour, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for watching! :)
Loved the video. The drape covered furnishings were typical of 19th and 20th century great homes when the occupants would be away during the summer months to cut down on dust and sunlight exposure.
Thank you so much! Ah that makes sense - thank you for your insight! 😄
Subscribed. Great video.
Thank you so much! ☺️
The film is lovely, but the narration was too fast for someone with hearing issues. I had to mute the audio to enjoy. Sadly this is the norm for broadcasting now.
Great video. Your camera work is very good. This makes me want to go see these houses. How close are they together? 10 - 20 minutes away from each other?
Aw thank you so much! 🥰 I highly recommend checking them out - these two are a little less than 10 minutes apart, and there a number of other wonderful estates in the area within a short driving distance like Val-kill, Locust Grove and the Mills Mansion!
when you get a chance you should check out locust Grove. its Samuel b Morse home. its beautiful too and it has some of his paintings.
That one has been on my list to go see - I'll have to visit it next! Thanks for the recommendation! :)
What about the sacrifice alters?
I'm not familiar - tell me more!
Teddy Roosevelt was Eleanor's uncle NOT Franklin's?? Teddy was FDR's 5th cousin.
That’s correct! My apologies if I misspoke somewhere in this video in regards to their relation.
I wish that Social Security was never thought of.
It helped a lot of people. My Great Grandparents were from a long line of farmers. They called it the 'old person pension.' The Great Depression was tough on them. However, I do agree that it was not well thought out. Most social safety nets are doomed for failure.
@JeanetteFaith That's my point exactly. Never, ever depend on the government to take care of you.