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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill) consists of approximately two miles east of Springwood, the Hyde Park Roosevelt family home. The only residence Eleanor Roosevelt personally owned, it was the site of Val-Kill Industries and would be Eleanor's home after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Converted into rental units and later sold to developers after Eleanor's death in 1962, it was saved through a public campaign and declared a Historic Site in 1977. It is now managed by the National Park Service, with partnerships with two private non-profit organizations who assist with fundraising, development and restoration projects. ==History== Franklin encouraged Eleanor Roosevelt to develop this property as a place that she could develop some of her ideas for work with winter jobs for rural workers and women. She named the spot Val-Kill, loosely translated as waterfall-stream〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Val-Kill in Hyde Park, NY )〕 from the Dutch language common to the original European settlers of the area. There are two buildings which are adjacent to Fallkill Creek. Stone Cottage, the original cottage which was home to Marion Dickerman and Nancy Cook, which they sold back to Eleanor in 1947 and a large two-story stuccoed building that housed Val-Kill Industries and which would become Eleanor's home after Franklin's death. It was the only residence that she personally owned.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Val-Kill )〕 Eleanor Roosevelt often hosted workshops for Encampment for Citizenship here.〔(Encampment for Citizenship ) at Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site official page.〕 The larger house was converted into four rental units after Eleanor's death in 1962, and in 1970 the land was purchased by a private company for development purposes. Public reaction to this sale developed into a preservation campaign and the possibility of making the site a national memorial. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation making it the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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