Wender·Vista
FDR Home and Library Hyde Park
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
in the Hudson Valley, two hours north of Manhattan

FDR Home and Library Hyde Park

— — the house a president kept coming home to.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Springwood sits on a rise above the Hudson, the house Franklin Roosevelt was born in and the one he was buried beside. The library next door, opened in 1941, was the first presidential library in the country. The rose garden where he and Eleanor lie is a small walled square, gravel paths, a sundial. The grounds carry the quiet of a working family estate that happened to belong to a wartime president. from the studio

from the studio
FDR Home and Library Hyde Park
— bring it home

FDR Home and Library Hyde Park, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about FDR Home and Library Hyde Park

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves Springwood, the estate where the 32nd president was born in 1882 and where he is buried in the rose garden with Eleanor. The property sits on the east bank of the Hudson River in Hyde Park, in Dutchess County, about ninety miles north of New York City. Adjacent to the house stands the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, dedicated in 1941, the first of the federal presidential libraries and the only one used by a sitting president.

— the year

The Roosevelt family acquired Springwood in 1866, and James Roosevelt enlarged the original farmhouse into the colonial-revival house that survives today, with stone wings added in 1915. Franklin entertained King George VI and Queen Elizabeth here in June 1939, the first visit by a reigning British monarch to the United States. He died at Warm Springs, Georgia, in April 1945; his body was returned to Hyde Park by train and buried in the rose garden on April 15. Eleanor was buried beside him in 1962.

— informed by FDR Presidential Library
— the visit

The site is open year-round except major holidays, with the house accessible by guided tour and the library and museum by timed entry. A combined ticket covers Springwood, the library, and the museum; the grounds and the rose-garden gravesite are free to walk. Eleanor Roosevelt's separate retreat, Val-Kill, lies two miles east and is administered as a sister National Historic Site. Parking and the visitor center sit along U.S. Route 9, the old Albany Post Road, just north of the village of Hyde Park.

— informed by NPS — Plan Your Visit
— where
United States · Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York
— within
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
— position
41.7681° N · 73.9335° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
3 km E
Val-Kill (Eleanor Roosevelt NHS)
historic cottage
3 km N
Vanderbilt Mansion NHS
Gilded Age estate
5 km S
Culinary Institute of America
campus
10 km S
Poughkeepsie
Hudson river city
N
FDR Home and Library Hyde Park
Val-Kill (Eleanor Roosevelt NHS)
Vanderbilt Mansion NHS
Culinary Institute of America
Poughkeepsie
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about FDR Home and Library Hyde Park — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Both sit on the same estate in Hyde Park, New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about ninety miles north of Manhattan along U.S. Route 9 in Dutchess County.

Yes. Franklin Roosevelt was born at Springwood on January 30, 1882, and considered it home throughout his life. He returned often during his presidency and is buried in the rose garden.

Dedicated in 1941, it was the first presidential library in the United States and the only one used by a sitting president. It set the template for every presidential library that followed.

Yes. Both are buried in the rose garden at Springwood, marked by a single white marble monument. Franklin was interred in April 1945, Eleanor in November 1962.

The National Park Service administers Springwood as the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. The FDR Presidential Library and Museum next door is run by the National Archives.

Yes. Val-Kill, her cottage and personal retreat, sits two miles east and is preserved as Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, also under the National Park Service.

— about the piece in your home

It's been a meaningful gift for customers with ties to American political history. Springwood carries the New Deal era and the wartime presidency in one quiet image. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note travels well.

It reads well in Traditional, Library-Study, and Hudson-Valley Country interiors. The colour palette of the artwork sits comfortably against oak shelving, leather, and warm neutrals without overpowering them.

Yes. Hudson Valley heritage style and library-room revivals continue to draw on landmarks like Springwood, Olana, and the Vanderbilt mansion. The tile suits that lineage without leaning costume.

Above a console, a single Large reads cleanly. Above a sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the width, and a nine-tile Mural fills a feature wall over a longer sectional.

Yes. For a bathroom or kitchen, order the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash; the Glossy finish is meant for dry display walls.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. For kitchen splatter, a damp cloth lifts it cleanly. No abrasive pads, no ammonia or bleach cleaners on any of the three finishes.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is original to the studio, made in our visual language, and produced under one roof in Knoxville, Tennessee. No outside licensing.

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