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FDR and Dutchess County Stone Buildings

The second building Franklin Roosevelt designed was his new Presidential Library. When his presidency was over, Franklin Roosevelt wanted to return to Hyde Park and spend his time with his collections at a new library. He sketched the plans for a Dutchess County fieldstone building on a piece of legal paper and personally supervised construction whenever he was on the property. He laid the cornerstone and, in June 1941, dedicated the Presidential Library.

FDR at
Library construction

FDR supervising the construction of the
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

FDR
Library

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