Roosevelt Point Cottage and Boathouse

Roosevelt Point Cottage and Boathouse exemplifies Carpenter Gothic architecture with board-and-batten siding, steep gabled roofs, decorative vergeboards, and a stone and brick foundation situated along the Hudson River.

Built around 1860 as part of the Rosedale estate owned by Isaac Roosevelt, the cottage originally housed estate tenants and gardeners before becoming associated with the Roosevelt family's recreational activities.

The property reflects the leisure lifestyle of affluent 19th-century New Yorkers, particularly through its connection to ice yachting, a popular winter sport where John Roosevelt stored his 68-foot racing yacht Icicle.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, the structures are visible from River Point Road near the CSX and Amtrak railroad crossing in Hyde Park, Dutchess County.

The boathouse features a distinctive double-pitched slate roof resembling Dutch Colonial gambrel roofs and once housed Franklin D. Roosevelt's personal yacht during his youth at the family estate.

Location: New York

Architectural style: Carpenter Gothic

GPS coordinates: 41.73972,-73.93639

Latest update: July 25, 2025 20:24