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The History of the Rockefeller Family in Westchester


The History of the Rockefeller Family in Westchester

The view that had inspired John D. Rockefeller to purchase land in Westchester in 1893. New York City, where the majority of the Rockefeller family resided, ...

Rockefeller family - Wikipedia

The Rockefellers originated in Rhineland in Germany and family members moved to the Americas in the early 18th century, while through Eliza Davison, with family ...

Rockefeller legacy endows riches on Westchester and beyond - Lohud

Though several members of the Rockefeller family still live in and around Pocantico Hills, five nonprofit organizations, each representing a ...

Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate - Historic Hudson Valley

This Hudson Valley hilltop estate was home to four generations of the Rockefeller family, beginning with the philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, ...

The Kykuit Estate: An Embodiment of the Intellect and Creativity of ...

Kykuit is the Rockefeller estate nestled in the Pocantico Hills of Westchester County, twenty-five miles north of New York City.

Editor's Memo, October 2012: Researching the Rockefeller Family's ...

And what's thrilling for us in Westchester is that the Rockefellers, one of the most powerful families in the history of our nation and one of ...

Rockefeller Mansions: A Guide to the Prominent Family's Lavish ...

Rockefeller lived in the main house on the grounds while his son John D. Rockefeller Jr. resided with his own family in a separate residence on ...

RSPP History — Friends of the Rockefeller State Park

It was in 1893 that John D. Rockefeller, Sr., first bought land on the Hudson River near Tarrytown, NY. The proximity to NYC, where the family's life was ...

Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate | Historic Site

Westchester County; Westchester County Tourism Website · Website; Show on ... the history of i. More · Albany City Hall. A grand Romanesque ...

A Brief History - Stone Barns Center For Food And Agriculture

Rockefeller, Jr., whose family purchased hundreds of acres in the lower Hudson Valley. He commissioned Grosvenor Atterbury, an architect, town-planner, and ...

Kykuit - Wikipedia

The house was built for oil tycoon and Rockefeller family patriarch John D. Rockefeller. Conceived largely by his son, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and enriched ...

Historic Site & Tours | Rockefeller Brothers Fund

In his will, Nelson Rockefeller stipulated that his undivided share of the family estate in Pocantico Hills be passed to the National Trust for Historic ...

Secrets of The Rockefeller Family (Documentary) - YouTube

This documentary "Secrets of the Rockefellers" uncovers the intriguing and often hidden history of one of America's most iconic families.

Rockefeller family | History & Today | Britannica Money

Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller had six children: Abby Rockefeller (later Mauzé), John D. Rockefeller III, Nelson Rockefeller, ...

Rockefellers have known prominence, tragedy - Lohud

The Rockefellers have been one of Westchester's most prominent families for more than a century.

Rockefeller family: Westchester County, New York, Standard Oil ...

Rockefeller family: Westchester County, New York, Standard Oil, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sleepy Hollow, New York, Williamsburg, Virginia: ... John D.

The history of Rockefeller family - documentary - YouTube

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John D. Rockefeller, 1839-1937

In the 1870s, JDR began to make business trips to New York, and soon he started bringing his family for lengthy stays. In 1884, he bought a large brownstone ...

The history of the Rockefeller family - World Finance

From the oil industry and banking to Wall Street, higher education, medical research and the arts, the Rockefellers have had an unquestionable ...

Union Church of Pocantico Hills - Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Historically, Union has been the Rockefeller family's church when they are in Westchester. The Fund gave regularly to the church from the 1940s through the ...