Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in 1919. During Roosevelt's time in office, his Summer White House was the focus of international attention. - NPS
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1880/00/00 | Theodore Roosevelt | Owner | Theodore Roosevelt and fiance Alice Hathaway buy land in Cove Neck | |||
| 1880/00/00 | Alice Hathaway Roosevelt | Owner | Theodore Roosevelt and fiance Alice Hathaway buy land in Cove Neck | |||
| 1885/00/00 | Lamb and Rich | Architect | Sagamore Hill is built for the Roosevelt family, 1884 to 1885 | |||
| 1887/00/00 | Theodore Roosevelt | Home | Theodore and Edith Carow Roosevelt move into Sagamore Hill | |||
| 1887/00/00 | Edith Carow Roosevelt | Home | Theodore and Edith Carow Roosevelt move into Sagamore Hill | |||
| 1891/08/13 | Ethel Roosevelt Derby | Born | Ethel Roosevelt is born at Sagamore Hill | |||
| 1902/09/04 | Theodore Roosevelt | Host | Grand Duke Boris has lunch with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. Edith Roosevelt does not want to be present at the reception due to Boris' reported behavior in New York City. She suggests that the meeting to be "of the briefest official character." | Boris Vladimirovich's World Tour | ||
| 1902/09/04 | Edith Carow Roosevelt | No Show | Grand Duke Boris has lunch with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. Edith Roosevelt does not want to be present at the reception due to Boris' reported behavior in New York City. She suggests that the meeting to be "of the briefest official character." | Boris Vladimirovich's World Tour | ||
| 1905/00/00 | C Grant LaFarge | Architect | The North Room is added to Sagamore Hill | |||
| 1905/08/05 | Theodore Roosevelt | Home | Theodore Roosevelt meets envoys of Russia and Japan separately in the Sagamore Hill Library and then brings them together to inaugurate the Conference that will end in the Treaty of Portsmouth. | Treaty of Portsmouth | ||
| 1905/08/05 | Friedrich Martens | Russian Delegate | Theodore Roosevelt meets envoys of Russia and Japan separately in the Sagamore Hill Library and then brings them together to inaugurate the Conference that will end in the Treaty of Portsmouth. | Treaty of Portsmouth | ||
| 1916/05/27 | Nonpartisan League | Supporter | Shortly before the Republican Party and Progressive Party conventions, the newly formed Roosevelt Non-Partisan League sponsors a rally for TR at Sagamore Hill. Over 2,000 people traveled from New York City to hear TR speak on "Americanism." | |||
| 1916/05/27 | Theodore Roosevelt | Politician | Shortly before the Republican Party and Progressive Party conventions, the newly formed Roosevelt Non-Partisan League sponsors a rally for TR at Sagamore Hill. Over 2,000 people traveled from New York City to hear TR speak on "Americanism." | |||
| 1916/05/27 | Theodore Roosevelt | Politician | The newly formed Roosevelt Non-Partisan League sponsors a demonstration of support for TR at Sagamore Hill. Many prominent men are included in the over 2,000 people who traveled from NYC to Oyster Bay to see TR and hear him speak on Americanism. | |||
| 1917/08/22 | Theodore Roosevelt | Host | TR host the Belgian Mission: Ludovic Moncheur, Mathieu Leclercq, Leon Osterrieth, Hector Carlier, Count Louis d'Ursel, Jean D Mertens, George T Wilson, Daniel Appleton, Lieutenant Harry Stratton, Captain Thomas C Cook, TP O'Connor and Frederic Coudert. | |||
| 1917/08/22 | Daniel Appleton (NY National Guard) | Major General | TR host the Belgian Mission: Ludovic Moncheur, Mathieu Leclercq, Leon Osterrieth, Hector Carlier, Count Louis d'Ursel, Jean D Mertens, George T Wilson, Daniel Appleton, Lieutenant Harry Stratton, Captain Thomas C Cook, TP O'Connor and Frederic Coudert. | |||
| 1917/09/08 | Theodore Roosevelt | Dignitary | Women suffragettes visit Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore at opening of the second New York State suffrage campaign. | American Women's Suffrage | ||
| 1919/01/06 | Theodore Roosevelt | Died | As a result of a brain aneurism, Theodore Roosevelt dies at home in his sleep. | Death of Theodore Roosevelt |
| Particulars for Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Conservation |
| Historic Use | Conservation Area |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Owner | Federal |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Historic Use | Plaza |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Architectural Style | Queen Anne Style |
| Disposition | Reconstructed Property |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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