Springwood is Franklin D. Roosevelt's lifelong home, located in Hyde Park, New York, where he hosted dignitaries. The estate is 21,000 square feet, featuring 49 rooms and eight bathrooms. It is notable as the only location in the US where a president was born, lived, and is buried. Springwood serves as part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, preserving original artifacts from his life. A sundial in the rose garden marks his burial site, reflecting his wishes. Roosevelt established the presidential library model adopted by subsequent presidents.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's estate in Hyde Park, New York, is the only place in the US where a president was born, maintained a connection throughout his life, and is buried.
Roosevelt's 21,000-square-foot family home, an Italianate-style villa known as Springwood, is open to the public as part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park.
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