Isaac Roosevelt House

Built from 1832, for Isaac Daniel Roosevelt (1790-1863) and his wife, Mary Rebecca Aspinwall (1809-1886). He purchased land south of Hyde Park near to his father's estate, Mount Hope, and built the house - which he named Rosedale - on the crest of a hill overlooking the Hudson River. After Isaac died, ownership passed to his younger son, John Aspinwall Roosevelt (1840-1909), while his elder son, James, purchased Springwood, also in Hyde Park. John made a number of improvements to the property and is chiefly responsible for its present appearance. He also laid out a grass tennis court for his two daughters, Grace and Ellen, who went on to win the 1890 Women's U.S. Doubles Championship  - the only sisters to do so until the Williams sisters in 1999....