Viewshed: The Blog of Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites

View of the Hudson River from the roof of the Vanderbilt Mansion

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Welcome to Viewshed: The Blog of Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites. Viewshed is a forum for stories related to the National Park Service sites of Hyde Park, New York, written by park employees, park partners, and guests. Here, you can read about our park’s museum collections, the life and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Gilded age culture in which the Vanderbilts thrived, as well as the people who work at our park to preserve and interpret these histories. We hope these posts leave you with a greater understanding of the National Historic Sites of Hyde Park, their histories, and their impact. Enjoy!

Searching for the Sexton Tract

January 19, 2022 Posted by: Lydia Strickling

Just to the north of the Vanderbilt Mansion once existed a separate estate. The National Park Service now calls this the Sexton Tract. Do any remnants of this estate still exist on the landscape? We did a bit of sleuthing to find out...

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Women's History Month Spotlight: Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

March 31, 2021 Posted by: Eric Faeder

The fascinating life and legacy of Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Frederick Vanderbilt's one-time sister-in-law.

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