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Located at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan, New York, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is a reconstruction of the house Roosevelt was born in on that site in 1858. Acquired in 1919 by the Women’s Roosevelt Memorial Association (later a part of the Theodore Roosevelt Association), they began an extensive renovation of the property to revert it to an exact reproduction of how it would have looked when Roosevelt was a boy. After a three year renovation, the memorial opened to the public in 1923.
This collection has been digitized and cataloged on site at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace and then received by digital library staff. The collection contains documents and artifacts relating to the 1905 Inauguration, the Roosevelts’ family life and publications by and about Theodore Roosevelt. See below to view items from this collection in the digital library.
Digitization of all images from the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site made possible by a generous grant from the Leon Levy Foundation.
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is shown in her inaugural gown (long silk dress with lace bodice), seated next to a window.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905
President Roosevelt is shown planting a tree in Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth was one of many stops on a railroad tour of Texas just after Roosevelt’s 1905 inauguration.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905-04-08
Theodore Roosevelt stands in a clearing with a gun in his right hand. A horse’s head is shown in the right foreground.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1902-1915
Cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt to left of two hands, one labeled “Third Term.” Roosevelt says “Run? / Never!” Full-length image of Roosevelt, with teddy bear hiding behind him.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1907-01-18
Theodore Roosevelt takes the Presidential oath of office at the United States Capitol.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905-03-04
President Roosevelt takes on “The Trusts” for the “Small Producer.”
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1904-12-30
This photograph of a sleigh ride at or near Sagamore Hill has been copied from the albums of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. The title is taken from the caption.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1885-1888
The body of Quentin Roosevelt lays beside his crashed fighter plane.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1918-07-14
Sagamore Hill is shown in winter.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Unknown
This photograph shows Theodore Roosevelt and his party; Roosevelt and another man are wearing ponchos, facing a man on horseback.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1913
Group portrait of thirteen members of the Harvard Advocate staff, including Theodore Roosevelt, standing in back row on the right.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1880
Double portrait of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt. Written at bottom: “Souvenir of visit – 1902.”
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1902
“Old Dutch Cleanser Chases Dirt, Makes Everything ‘Spick and Span.'” Cartoon of a cleaning woman with the face of Theodore Roosevelt. Inscription at bottom left corner: “van Benschoten with apologies to a well known cleansing powder.”
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1912
This full-length portrait of Theodore Roosevelt includes the inscription, “Theodore Roosevelt Painted from life 1906 by Irving R. Wiles, Esq. presented to the Women’s Roosevelt Association, Inc. by James Speyer in 1920.”
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1906
This memorandum book contains the signatures and home towns of forty Rough Riders. Obituary clippings have been added for several names.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1898
This portrait was created in 1904, using a process that incorporated a drawing-like texture into an image that was taken by Rockwood around the year 1902.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1904
Theodore Roosevelt and John Burroughs are pictured at a campsite in Yellowstone National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1903
This full-figure photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, taken at about age 7, shows him in a dark suit holding a light-colored hat in his left hand with his right arm resting on the arm of a tasseled chair.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1860-1870
Shown here is the parlor of the Roosevelt home at 6 West 57th Street, New York, New York. Note the elaborate paneling by Daniel Pabst and furnishings by Frank Furness as well as the tiger rug before a tasseled chandelier at the top center. The Roosevelt family moved into this residence (now demolished) in November 1873.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1873-1883
Shown here is the dining room of the Roosevelt home at 6 West 57th Street, New York (N.Y.). Note the elaborate Eastlake-style paneling and furnishings by Frank Furness. There is also a silver service visible on the sideboard and the table is set.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1873-1883