- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Little White House State Historic Site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2002
- Date of Original:
- 2002
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia
Natural resources conservation areas--Georgia
Little White House State Historic Site (Warm Springs, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Meriwether County, Warm Springs, 32.89041, -84.68104
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 L5 2002
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bl5-b2002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bl5-b2002
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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~~-~LITTLE WHITE HOUSE
STATE HISIORIC SITE
ANNUAL EVE NTS
FDR's Birthday
Franklin and Eleanor's Wedding Anniversary
Annual Commemorative Ceremony
"I Remember FDR' Program
Fala Day
A Warm Springs Thanksgiving
d i-anklin Delano Roosevelt built
the Little White House in 1932 while governor of New York, prior to being inaugurated as president in 1933. He first came to Warm Springs in 1924 hoping to find a cure for t he infantile paralysis (polio) which had struck him in 1921. Swimming in the warm, buoyant spring waters brought him no miracle cure, but it did bring i m p r ov e m e nt .
On April 12, 1945, FDR suffe red a massive stroke while his portrait was being painted and died a short while later. Today, t he " Unfinished Portrajt" is a focal point of the Little White House tour. The house and furnishings have been carefully preserved very much as Roosevelt le ft them in 1945. The adjacent museum displays memorabilia collected in hono r of the statesman and presents a brief film containing historic footage of Roosevelt and his con temporaries. Visitors also can see the guest house, servan ts' quarters and garage where Roosevelt's 1938 Ford COr\vertible is displayed.
Operated by the Georgia Depanment ot Natural Resources 4J1l2
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Located 1/4 mile south of Warm Springs on Ga. Hwy. 85 Alt./U.S. Hwy. 27 Alt.
10 Miles
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
Restored Therapeutic Pools and Springs Complex
Roosevelt-Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation
Warm Springs Village Callaway Gardens and
Day Butterfly Center
F.D. Roosevelt State Park Dowdell's Knob U.S.D.I. Fish Hatchery and
Visitor Center Sprewell Bluff State Park
HOURS
9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. EST/ EDT daily. Last full tour at 4 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Chrismias Day and New Years Day.
Admission $2 - $5. Group mies available for 15or more wilh advance notice. Bus parking and picnic area availabl e. Primary buildings are wheelchair accessible. Secondary buildings have entry steps. Al l walkways are hard surfaced.
INFORMATION
Little White House State Historic Site 401 Little White House Road Georgia Highway 85 Alt. Warm Springs, GA 31830 706/ 655-5870
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Suite 1352 East Atlanta, GA 30334
404/ 656-2770 (TDD 770/ 389-7404)
Opcrn1cd by 1hc Ccorgln Oc1>ar1rncn1 of N;uurnl Resources. Anyone subJcc1ed 10 d1scrlminmion on the basis orase, rncc, color, mt1ion11I origin or discibUily imay C'tlll or write 1hc dtpt1r1mcm's ADA Coordlna1nr. tr you need 1his in an nl!crnnw rormm. contact the DNR.
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STATE PARKS
6 HISTORIC SITES
www.gastateparks.org