2 Roosevelt Homes Within 4 Blocks
Monday, August 30, 2010 at 2:59PM Most historians are aware of Franklin Roosevelt's townhouse at 47-49 East 65th Street on the Upper East Side of New York City, which is now owned by Hunter College's Public Policy Institute. However, few know of its close proximity to the residence of another Roosevelt -- President Theodore Roosevelt. Yes, TR occupied many different residences during his upbringing and subsequent political career in New York City, but it is interesting to note that his last residence in the city was a townhouse on Madison Avenue and 62nd street which he occupied until 1904 -- only one year and 4 blocks from the house occupied by his fifth cousin from 1905-1941.
While TR's house was torn down in 1955 (now the present-day site of Church's Shoes), these 2 historical townhouses existed within 4 blocks of each other for several years, a little-noted and unique piece of New York Presidential history.
The below clipping is from the New York Times, October 22, 1905, and shows a picture of TR's townhouse:
