Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

<p>Sagamore Hill in Cove Neck served as the Summer White House for President Theodore Roosevelt, from 1902-08.</p> <p>Roosevelt bought the land and built the Queen Anne-style home in the 1880s, where he eventually raised six children, received world dignitaries and wrote countless books.</p> <p>Roosevelt named the estate in honor of local Indian chief, Sagamore Mohannis. Roosevelt died at Sagamore Hill on Jan. 6, 1919. He was 60. </p> <p>Congress designated the Roosevelt estate a National Historic Site in 1962. It is administered by the National Park Service. </p> <p>In addition to the home, the grounds are home to the Theodore Roosevelt Museum at Old Orchard.</p>