Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

The building you are approaching at twenty-eight East Twentieth Street stands as a precise reconstruction of the birthplace of the twenty-sixth president of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt lived in the original townhouse from his birth in eighteen fifty-eight until he was fourteen years old. While the original structure was demolished in nineteen sixteen to make way for commercial retail space, the site was later reclaimed and rebuilt by the Womens Roosevelt Memorial Association. Architects utilized the identical row house next door as a blueprint to ensure the replica remained faithful to the Victorian design of the original brownstone. When you walk through the home today, you are viewing rooms restored to reflect their appearance during the eighteen sixties, furnished with a significant portion of the original family belongings.