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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
The only U.S. president born in New York City was born on this spot in 1858. The original brownstone was demolished in 1916; after TR's death in 1919 it was rebuilt as a memorial, furnished with original family pieces by his widow and sisters. It's a reconstruction, but a meticulous one, and almost nobody goes — which makes it one of the quietest historic stops in the city.
A reconstruction of the brownstone where Theodore Roosevelt was born in 1858 — free, and undervisited.
— Eleanor, The Historian
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