Top Cottage
Top Cottage, also known as Hill-Top Cottage, in Hyde Park, New York, was a private retreat designed by and for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Built in 1938-39, during Roosevelt's second term as President of the United States, it was designed to accommodate his need for wheelchair accessibility.Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in New York, United States of America
- Address: 46 Valkill Drive, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site and Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Park
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site was established by the U.S. Congress to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt. Once part of the larger Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, today the property includes the 181 acres, buildings and other historic features that Eleanor Roosevelt called Val-Kill.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Museum
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library in Hyde Park, New York. Located on the grounds of Springwood, the Roosevelt family estate, it holds the records of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is situated 2½ miles west of Top Cottage.
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Historic building
Photo: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York, United States. Springwood was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin D. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site is situated 2½ miles west of Top Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haviland and Hyde Park.
Haviland
Village
Haviland is a community and census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,174 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Hyde Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyde Park is a township in Dutchess County in the state of New York in the United States of America.
Fairview
Town
Fairview is a hamlet and census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 5,475 at the 2020 US census, down from 5,515 at the 2010 census. Fairview is situated 3½ miles southwest of Top Cottage.
Top Cottage
- Category: historic house
- Location: Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.76518° or 41° 45′ 55″ northLongitude
-73.88893° or 73° 53′ 20″ westOpen location code
87H8Q486+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 565569704OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7824472
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to French—“Top Cottage” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “টপ কটেজ”
- French: “Top Cottage”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include FDR’s Top Cottage and Greenfields Park.
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