National Historical Landmark- Elihu Root

Elihu Root was Secretary of War (1899-1903) under President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, and Secretary of State (1905-1909) under Theodore Roosevelt.

Military organization was one of his many talents, and he has been called the father of the modern American army. He was among the first statesmen to grasp the implications of America's becoming a world power, and his effective military reforms stood the nation in good stead in later years.

Root bought this Federal-style house in 1893. He considered it his permanent home throughout his Government service, and he died here in 1937.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks