About the FDR Library Renovation -- With the exception of two wings added in 1972 in honor of Mrs. Roosevelt, this renovation is the first overhaul of the Roosevelt Library since it was completed in 1941. Preparations for the renovation of the Roosevelt Library began in the winter of 2009. The actual renovation of the Library commenced on May 27, 2010 as Kirchhoff-Consigli Construction Management, LLC (KCCM), Pleasant Valley, NY was given the notice to proceed. The new work carefully preserves the building's historic appearance, while bringing its archives and museum up to the National Archives's standards for the long-term preservation of historic collections. New drainage, plumbing, and roofing systems and new electrical, security, fire protection and other systems will address longstanding facility problems. Museum visitors and researchers will enjoy improved amenities, including, for the first time, full accessibility for people in wheelchairs. The project is expected to run for three years with a budget of $35 million in federal funding. New permanent museum exhibits are being installed with $6 million in private funds raised by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.

The side of FDR's house that faces the rest of the Hudson valley. The tour through the house is rather interesting, and I recommend it if you have the time.

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FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C. at night. Digital image taken originally in color.

You can see the Braille letters behind this statue. I find it ironic that the FDR Memorial celebrates disability (there are lots of braille and tactile things around) when FDR hid his disability from the public.

Washington D.C. 2009.

elephant

This is another quote I liked reading at the FDR memorial.

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FDR Estate in Hyde Park, NY

April 2005

About the FDR Library Renovation -- With the exception of two wings added in 1972 in honor of Mrs. Roosevelt, this renovation is the first overhaul of the Roosevelt Library since it was completed in 1941. Preparations for the renovation of the Roosevelt Library began in the winter of 2009. The actual renovation of the Library commenced on May 27, 2010 as Kirchhoff-Consigli Construction Management, LLC (KCCM), Pleasant Valley, NY was given the notice to proceed. The new work carefully preserves the building's historic appearance, while bringing its archives and museum up to the National Archives's standards for the long-term preservation of historic collections. New drainage, plumbing, and roofing systems and new electrical, security, fire protection and other systems will address longstanding facility problems. Museum visitors and researchers will enjoy improved amenities, including, for the first time, full accessibility for people in wheelchairs. The project is expected to run for three years with a budget of $35 million in federal funding. New permanent museum exhibits are being installed with $6 million in private funds raised by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.

Looking down over the FDR at Exit 7

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I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished

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Photo by Andy Aupperlee.

Explosion 5000.

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