'Sagamore Hill'

A view of 'Sagamore Hill', the Theodore Roosevelt estate designed by Lamb & Rich c. 1884 in Cove Neck from Suburban Life, 1907. Click HERE for more on 'Sagamore Hill'. Click HERE to see 'Sagamore Hill' on google earth and HERE on bing.

The Front Door to 'Sagamore Hill'

The front door of Teddy Roosevelt's 'Sagamore Hill', designed by Lamb & Rich c. 1884 in Cove Neck. Click HERE for more on 'Sagamore Hill'.

'Old Orchard'

'Old Orchard', the residence of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., designed by William McMillan in Cove Neck c. 1938. Roosevelt had wanted to reside in his father's 'Sagamore Hill' next door but his mother instead gave him a few acres of land behind the house to build his own. Ted Jr. won a Distinguished Service Cross in World War 1 where he served as a Lt. Colonel.  Between wars he served as Governor of Puerto Rico and Governor-General of the Philippines.  By 1942 he was a Brigadier General and landed at Oran, Algeria in Operation Torch in November 1942 during the invasion of North Africa.  After petitioning for inclusion in the D-Day landings at Normandy in June 1944 he became the oldest man in the invasion and the only General to land in the first attack wave (where he landed off his mark at Utah Beach).  Though he died the following month of a heart attack while still in France he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on Utah Beach and is buried alongside his brother (who died in WWI) in Normandy.  Click HERE to see 'Old Orchard' on google earth.

'Sagamore Hill' Revisited

'Sagamore Hill', the residence of Theodore Roosevelt designed by Lamb & Rich c. 1884 in Cove Neck. Click HERE for more on 'Sagamore Hill'.

Picture of the Day

Theodore Roosevelt aboard the 'Mayflower' reviewing a naval parade off the coast of Long Island in 1903. During his presidency the Long Island Sound saw numerous naval parades like the one above.

Historic Oyster Bay

The Horton House.

Dr. Ebenezer Seely house c. 1830. Dr. Seely was married to Phoebe Townsend and served as the Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor.

The Oceanic House.

Snouder's Drug Store. The first telephone in Oyster Bay was installed here c. 1890 when Arthur Snouder, the owner, had a wire extended from Locust Valley. Teddy Roosevelt chose not to install a phone in 'Sagamore Hill' until after he became President, so while he was Governor all messages that he received were delivered to his home by Snouder's son, who would travel the 3 mile trip night and day.

Update (8/2011): Snouder's is no longer in business.

The Moore Building

The Moore Building functioned as Teddy Roosevelt's executive offices during his summer stays in Oyster Bay when 'Sagamore Hill' would become the summer White House.

The white buildings next to the Moore building look just as they did in the photo above.

First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay

The First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay was founded in 1844 and the structure above was built in 1873. This was the boyhood church of Teddy Roosevelt. Click HERE to see the church on google earth.

Theodore Roosevelt Grave-site

Just slightly down the road from Sagamore Hill is Youngs Cemetery where Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States of America is interred. It's fitting that Teddy would want to be buried as close to his house as possible and his plot sits up towards the top of a hill with a nice view of Cove Neck.

'Sagamore Hill'

Built for the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, by Lamb and Rich c. 1884. The house is in the Queen Anne/Shingle style, and sits atop a large hill in Cove Neck, Long Island. The home served as T.R.'s summer White House, and back in his day the trees were low enough that the rear porch had a view of the cove and the Sound. In 1905 T.R. had Christopher Grant LaFarge design a trophy room addition, which is the large red room to the left of the porch in the photo above. Teddy loved this house as much as anything else in his life. He is buried nearby at Young's Cemetery. Click HERE to see Sagamore Hill on google earth.

The entryway. The front porch was risen so that one could dismount a horse right onto the porch.

If you enlarge the photo above, you will notice an inscription over the doors that leads to the porch. "Qui Plantavit Curabit" loosely translates to "He who sows shall reap", and was the Roosevelt family motto.

This windmill supplied the house with running water.