Costello's Guest House Offers FDR Items, Christmas Gifts

HYDE PARK, N.Y. - Costello's Guest House in Hyde Park held its annual Porch Sale the last three weekends.

Patsy Costello with items for sale at Costello's Guest House. Photo Credit: *Skip Pearlman*

Some of the historical cards for sale. Photo Credit: *Skip Pearlman*

A customer looks at items for sale at Costello's Guest House. Photo Credit: *Skip Pearlman*

A U.S. Military Academy scarf and button. Photo Credit: *Skip Pearlman*

Roosevelt dolls, still in the original box. Photo Credit: *Skip Pearlman*

An FDR Lionel train, still in the box. Photo Credit: *Skip Pearlman*

A customer checks out a home made lamp. Photo Credit: *Skip Pearlman*

Costello's Guest House in Hyde Park. Photo Credit: *Skip Pearlman*

Skip Pearlman

12/22/2015 11:00 a.m.

The sale is run by Patsy Costello, also President of the Hyde Park Historical Society, and offers lots of FDR-related items, including FDR dolls, stamps, post cards and much more.

Costello, who has two rooms in the house she rents out to guests, has lived in the historic home all her life, and was friends with Eleanor Roosevelt, and the two often had tea together.

Her father worked for Frederick Vanderbilt, who left $1,000 dollars to her dad, which helped her family buy the house in 1938.

Costello has been holding the sale for nearly 50 years, for the three weekends before Christmas.

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