Pine Knot

Pine Knot, the rustic retreat of President Theodore, and First Lady Edith, Roosevelt, and their family, during his presidency, is nestled deep in the quiet woods of southern Albemarle County, 13 miles south of Charlottesville.

Edith purchased Pine Knot in 1905 as a place for “rest and repairs” with a small cottage described as “probably quite the most unpretentious habitation ever owned by a president of the United States” with no electricity, heating, plumbing, insulation or interior finish.

The cottage, is located on more than 90 acres of wildlife habitat, surrounded by several thousand acres of preserved lands of adjacent farms, a tribute to the first, and country's greatest, conservationist president, Theodore Roosevelt.

Pine Knot is open by appointment. Interested visitors can request a tour at www.pineknot.org.