Near Warms Springs in Meriwether County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Little White House

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

1. The Little White House Marker

Inscription. Franklin D. Roosevelt came to Warm Springs in 1924 in hopes of recovering from the effects of polio. His love for the area and hopes for the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation led him to build a small white clapboard cottage on these pine scented slopes. The house was completed in 1932, while F.D.R. was serving as Governor of New York. During F.D.R.'s four elected terms as the 32nd President, the cottage became known as "The Little White House." It was designed by architect Henry Toombs, who also designed many of the Foundation buildings. The cost was $8,738 including landscaping. The cottage, garage, servants quarters and guest house are preserved much like they were on April 12, 1945 when F.D.R. died of a massive stroke as he was sitting for a portrait. The "Unfinished Portrait" and many of F.D.R.'s personal belongings can be seen in the cottage and in an adjacent museum.

During the busy years between 1932 and 1945 F.D.R. only visited his beloved Little White House on 10 occasions while he and the nation struggled through the Great Depression of 1929 and then World War II. Many of the solutions to the "people problems"

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that beset the nation during his presidency came to F.D.R. as the results of his association with the people of this area.

Erected 1995 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 099-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Science & Medicine • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Georgia Historical Society series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1885.

Location. 32° 52.918′ N, 84° 41.173′ W. Marker is near Warms Springs, Georgia, in Meriwether County. It can be reached from Little White House Road. Marker is on the right side of the Little White House Historic Site´s entrance building coming from the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Little White House Rd, Warm Springs GA 31830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 3, 2015

2. The Little White House Marker

Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Depot Site Warm Springs (approx. 0.7 miles away); Georgia Warm Springs Foundation (approx. 0.7 miles away); Franklin D. Roosevelt (approx. 0.7 miles away); Warm Springs Treatment Pools (approx. 0.8 miles away); Roosevelt Farm (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dowdell's Knob (approx. 3.4 miles away); This Was His Georgia (approx. 4½ miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Longleaf Pine Planting (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

3. The Little White House Marker

The marker now stands to the right of the entrance to the park.

The Little White House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

4. The Little White House

Bedroom in The Little White House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

5. Bedroom in The Little White House

Dining room in The Little White House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

6. Dining room in The Little White House

Sitting room fireplace in The Little White House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

7. Sitting room fireplace in The Little White House

The Unfinished Portrait of F.D.R. image. Click for full size.

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8. The Unfinished Portrait of F.D.R.

Telephone used by F.D.R. image. Click for full size.

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9. Telephone used by F.D.R.

Kitchen area in the Little White House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

10. Kitchen area in the Little White House

Another picture of the kitchen area in the Little White House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

11. Another picture of the kitchen area in the Little White House

Wringer for laundry - Mounted on the railing outside the kitchen area. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

12. Wringer for laundry - Mounted on the railing outside the kitchen area.

Entrance sign on The Franklin D. Roosevelt Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

13. Entrance sign on The Franklin D. Roosevelt Museum

Entrance to The Franklin D. Roosevelt Museum image. Click for full size.

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14. Entrance to The Franklin D. Roosevelt Museum

Museum Exhibit image. Click for full size.

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15. Museum Exhibit

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16. Museum Exhibit

Secret Service Guard House image. Click for full size.

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17. Secret Service Guard House

Walk of State exhibit - has display of the natural rock formations from each state. image. Click for full size.

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18. Walk of State exhibit - has display of the natural rock formations from each state.

Sample from South Carolina - Granite image. Click for full size.

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19. Sample from South Carolina - Granite

Clinic at Warm Springs image. Click for full size.

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20. Clinic at Warm Springs

Hot water rising from the ground that is used to fill the pools at the clinic image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

21. Hot water rising from the ground that is used to fill the pools at the clinic

Aunt Hellen testing the water - "Yes, it's hot." image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. L., October 24, 1999

22. Aunt Hellen testing the water - "Yes, it's hot."

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,174 times since then and 61 times this year. Last updated on May 29, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 5, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. 2. submitted on August 9, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on May 29, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. submitted on September 5, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.