Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Read the Summer White House as a family residence, political stage, and coastal landscape.
Artwork inspired by William Merritt Chase
Sagamore Hill was Theodore Roosevelt's family home in Oyster Bay and a working Summer White House. The shingled house feels domestic despite the international attention once focused on its porch. A guided interior visit adds rooms and possessions to the public story; Old Orchard Museum and paths toward the water widen the view beyond presidential biography. The family's private retreat and public platform shared one property.
Grounds and parking are free, but entering the house requires an advance timed tour ticket. Tours generally run Thursday through Sunday, with frequency changing by season and staffing. Adult admission is $15; discounts are available. Arrive at the front door on time: late visitors cannot join an in-progress tour. The grounds remain an option when interior tickets are unavailable.
- Home
- Theodore Roosevelt's residence
- Grounds
- Free, daily daylight access
- House
- Advance guided ticket
Quick guide
- Book the house online
- Interior access is guided and advance-ticketed; there are no walk-up house tickets.
- Arrive for the tour
- Meet the ranger at the house front door at your scheduled time; late entry is not permitted.
Know before you go
- Start with the porch
- Imagine the private threshold that became a public presidential backdrop.
- Tour the rooms
- Domestic objects reveal a fuller life than political headlines alone.
- Visit Old Orchard
- Use the museum to extend the family's story beyond the main house.
- Walk the setting
- Long Island woods and water explain the home's retreat quality.
Good to know
Google Maps marks the entire Sagamore Hill site. Grounds access does not include an interior home tour; buy a timed ticket before the trip.
Notice these
- Shingled Roosevelt house
- Old Orchard Museum
- Long Island grounds