“I found that on my trips to Hyde Park from Washington, it was almost impossible to have any time to myself in the big house…Therefore, I began talking about building a small place to go to “escape the mob.” FDR commenting on plans for Top Cottage.
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Top Cottage is accessed by shuttle bus May thru October.
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Eleanor Roosevelt's birth name was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. She was the fifth cousin of Franklin and the niece of Teddy.