| Roosevelt Campobello International Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 The Roosevelt cottage at Campobello (2011) | |
  Location in New Brunswick off the coast of Maine  Roosevelt Campobello International Park (New Brunswick) | |
| Location | Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Nearest city | Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Coordinates | 44°52′33″N 66°57′33″W / 44.8758°N 66.9592°W |
| Area | 11.01 km2 (4.25 sq mi) |
| Established | July 7, 1964 |
| Governing body | Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission |
| Website | Roosevelt Campobello International Park |
Roosevelt Campobello International Park preserves the house and surrounding landscape of the summer retreat of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt and their family. It is located on the southern tip of Campobello Island in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and is connected to the mainland by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge, at Lubec, Maine in the United States.
The cottage, built in the Shingle Style and completed in 1897, was designed by Willard T. Sears. It was given as a wedding present to Franklin and Eleanor in 1908, by Franklin's mother Sara Roosevelt. In August 1921, 39-year-old Roosevelt, who would go on to become the 32nd President of the United States, was stricken by a severe paralytic illness, believed to be polio at the time, leaving him permanently paralyzed from the waist down.[1]: 236 FDR was no longer able to stay at the "beloved island",[2] but he sailed there in 1933 and visited briefly in 1936 and 1939.[3] Eleanor Roosevelt loved the cool summer weather and visited many times with her children and friends. Armand Hammer acquired the cottage in 1952. After Eleanor's death in 1962, Hammer deeded the property to the governments of the U.S. and Canada. In 1964, they created the 2,800-acre (11 km2) International Park.[4]
- ^ Ward, Geoffrey C.; Burns, Ken (2014). The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307700230.
- ^ Roosevelt, Eleanor (August 10, 1962). "My Day". The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project. Department of History, The George Washington University. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "The Roosevelts on Campobello". Roosevelt Campobello International Park. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Stephen O. Muskie, Campobello: Roosevelt’s Beloved Island (1982)