Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in Manhattan preserves the brownstone house where the 26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was born and spent his early childhood. The site presents furnished period rooms and exhibits that interpret Roosevelt’s family life and formative years.

Interior rooms are arranged and furnished to reflect the late 19th-century domestic setting of the Roosevelt family, and the site offers guided tours and interpretive exhibits focused on Roosevelt’s childhood and family background. The house functions as both a historic house museum and an educational center about his early life.

The original Roosevelt family house once stood on the site; the present structure and its historic interiors have been restored to represent the period of Roosevelt’s birth and upbringing. The property has been preserved to interpret the family’s social and domestic history.

Located at East 20th Street in Manhattan near Gramercy Park and Madison Square Park, the site sits in central Manhattan within walking distance of Union Square and other downtown neighborhoods.

• Roosevelt's birthplace: The house commemorates the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt, who was born on March 27, 1858, and presents period rooms and exhibits about his early life and family.
• National Park Service site: Operated as a National Historic Site, the property is administered by the U.S. National Park Service and offers short guided tours of the restored rooms.