Theodore Roosevelt Maltese Cross Cabin

History of the cabin.

Theodore roosevelt maltese cross cabin. 325 broadway medora nd 58645. He would split his time between dakota and new york for the next several years. By 1887 roosevelt began to sell his interests in the cattle industry. The maltese cross cabin is a cabin used by theodore roosevelt before he was president.

The maltese cross cabin located directly behind the theodore roosevelt national park interpretive center offers an authentic glimpse into theodore roosevelt s life in the badlands. The maltese cross cabin was a place he came to. After returning to dakota in 1884 he established a second ranch he named the elkhorn. What became known as the maltese cross cabin was only a temporary home for roosevelt.

Above the maltese cross cabin when it was at the state capitol in bismarck approximately 1909 to 1959. The maltese cross cabin originally stood some seven miles south of medora. It then stood on the grounds of the state capital at bismarck until it was acquired by the park service and moved to the visitor center in medora. At theodore roosevelt s urging the maltese cross ranch cabin now at the entrance of the park was built during the winter of 1883 84.

Built in 1883 the cabin was roosevelt s first home in north dakota though it was located seven miles south of where it now sits. Before becoming president and moving to the white house theodore roosevelt made a ponderosa pine log cabin in the dakota badlands his temporary home. The maltese cross cabin was originally located about seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottomland of the little missouri river. In 1959 the cabin was relocated to its present site and renovated.

The cabin which was once located about seven miles south of medora is very symbolic. The cabin was larger than most frontier homes of the time with a living room kitchen bedroom and sleeping loft for the ranch hands. The cabin is currently located at the visitor center at theodore roosevelt national park just outside the town of medora north dakota. Today the maltese cross cabin stands behind the visitor center at the entrance to theodore roosevelt national park in medora and the original pitched roof has been recreated.

Roosevelt s maltese cross cabin can be found just behind the visitor center. The cabin was originally located roughly seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottom lands of the little missouri river. What remains today of the maltese cross ranch is the three room cabin. The cabin is currently located at the visitor center at theodore roosevelt national park just outside the town of medora north dakota.