Teddy Roosevelt Maltese Cross Cabin
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.
Teddy roosevelt maltese cross cabin. Above the maltese cross cabin when it was at the state capitol in bismarck approximately 1909 to 1959. The maltese cross cabin is a cabin used by theodore roosevelt before he was president. The maltese cross ranch cabin was originally located about seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottom lands of the little missouri river. What became known as the maltese cross cabin was only a temporary home for roosevelt.
History of the cabin. At roosevelt s request ranch managers sylvane ferris and bill merrifield built a one and one half story cabin complete with a shingled roof and root cellar. After returning to dakota in 1884 he established a second ranch he named the elkhorn. He would split his time between dakota and new york for the next several years.
Theodore roosevelt s maltese cross cabin. 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. By 1887 roosevelt began to sell his interests in the cattle industry.