- 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, 2006
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- 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 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bl5-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bl5-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
FDR's Last Days were spent at this Inspirational Retreat
ANNUAL EVENTS
April 12th Commemorative Ceremony (April)
Rosie the Riveter (June)
Fala Day (November)
A Warm Springs Thanksgiving (November)
Franklin 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 polio that had struck him in 1921. Swimming in the warm, buoyant spring waters brought him no miracle cure, but it did bring improvement. Some of the most far-reaching policies of FDR's New Deal were formed during his many visits to this small, rural community.
While posing for a portrait on April 12, 1945, FDR suffered a stroke and died a short while later. Today, this "Unfinished Portrait" is featured in an 11,000-squarefoot museum showcasing FDR's 1938 Ford convertible with hand controls, Fireside Chats playing over a 1930s radio, his stagecoach, a theater and much more. Visitors can tour FDR's home, which has been preserved much as he left it, the servants and guest quarters, and the nearby pools that first brought the future president to Warm Springs, Georgia.
Operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources 11/06
Located 1/4 mile south of Warm
Springs on Ga. Hwy. 85 Alt.-U.S. Hwy. 27 Alt.
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
Therapeutic Pools and Springs Complex
Warm Springs Village -- shopping and dining
F.D. Roosevelt State Park -- camping
Sprewell Bluff State Park
U.S.D.I. Fish Hatchery and Aquarium
Callaway Gardens and Day Butterfly Center
Roosevelt-Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation
HOURS
9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. daily. Last full tour at 4 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Group rates available for 15 or more with advance notice. Picnic area and bus parking available. Primary buildings are wheelchair accessible. Secondary buildings have entry steps.
All walkways are hard surfaced.
INFORMATION
Little White House State Historic Site 401 Little White House Road Warm Springs, GA 31830 706-655-5870
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 1352 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770
www.gastateparks.org
