{"id":47,"date":"2016-09-18T12:37:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T16:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/?p=47"},"modified":"2016-09-18T12:37:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T16:37:25","slug":"home-of-fdr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/2016\/09\/18\/home-of-fdr\/","title":{"rendered":"Home of FDR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River&#8221; -Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Of course this is the quote that the FDR National Historic Site would use to explain\u00a0why not only FDR himself but any of their 150,000 visitors each year should keep returning to this landscape right in the mid-Hudson valley. \u00a0The push to preserve historical sites is easily supplemented by the existence of a beautiful viewscape, and thus history buffs and landscape lovers alike can find something to enjoy\u00a0within the 300 acres.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48\" class=\" wp-image-48\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_144323-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Burial site of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, surrounded by a rose garden.\" width=\"314\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_144323-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_144323-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_144323-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burial site of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, surrounded by a rose garden.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Established as a National Historic Site in 1945, the FDR estate is preserved as a way to remember and honor the life of our 32nd president. \u00a0The area includes most notably &#8220;Springwood,&#8221; the famous mansion of the president, but also a commemorative historical museum, the presidential library, and extensive acreage devoted to preserving the grounds and gardens that were so important to the conservationally-aware president.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50\" style=\"width: 322px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50\" class=\" wp-image-50\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_141359-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Restoration project for FDR's home garden. &quot;FDR was shaped by landscape, so it should tell that story,&quot; our tour guide noted. \" width=\"312\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_141359-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_141359-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_141359-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restoration project for FDR&#8217;s home garden. &#8220;FDR was shaped by landscape, so it should tell that story,&#8221; our tour guide noted.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Whether or not you agree with the politics of this president or are tired of hearing of the legacy of another white male leader,\u00a0there are still ways to appreciate the extensive landscape through the lenses of not only history but\u00a0environmentalism and even architecture. \u00a0There are continued projects to restore the original gardens and place emphasis on the &#8220;war years&#8221; when FDR spent most of the time in this part of the Hudson Valley. \u00a0 Meant to remain consistent with the era outlined by the cultural landscape, the site offers some glimpse of the time period and will continue to draw visitors by capitalizing on natural human curiosity for time periods that are not our own.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_135659-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Capitalizing on our material desires, too. Don't forget something for the dogs!\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_135659-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_135659-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/historicenvironments\/files\/2016\/09\/20160916_135659-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Capitalizing on our material desires, too. Never\u00a0forget something for the dogs.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River&#8221; -Franklin D. 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