Brigadier General James Roosevelt lived in this house in the 1930's. His father, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, would make Sunday visits to this house. Roosevelt worked as a secretary for his father before going on active duty as a captain in the United States Marine Corps in 1940. He was released from active duty in 1945 and retired with the rank of brigadier general. Roosevelt was a Congressman (California) representing his district from 1955 to 1965. He passed away in 1991.