Eleanor Roosevelt, New York City Residence

Title: Eleanor Roosevelt, New York City Residence
Commemorates: Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)
Depicted in: Eleanor Roosevelt, House, March 1996
Biographical Text: Red stone five-story pre-war apartment building.

Small square bronze plaque featuring gold text on front of building.

The building is located in Greenwich Village in New York City. Roosevelt was a resident of a unit in the building from 1933 to 1942. She utilized it as a temporary second home during her husband's time as president. The plaque placed on the building commemorates her time of occupancy.

The building has remained relatively unchanged since her time of residence, aside from the enclosure of the back porch she would use to sleep on during hot summer nights.
Text: ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
RESIDED AT
20 EAST 11TH STREET
FROM 1933 TO 1942
Type: English Building; English Signage
Bibliographic Citation: Eleanor Roosevelt Residence, NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project; Fame Slept Here, New York Magazine
Project Researcher: O'Neill, Iris

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Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)

Eleanor Roosevelt, House, March 1996

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