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1. newporthistory.org › history-bytes-the-rockefellersHistory Bytes: The Rockefellers - Newport Historical Society

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   Apr 2, 2013 · From George Champlin Mason’s “Newport and Its Cottages, 1875” part of the NHS collection. John D. Rockefeller was one of the few great industrialists who did not have a presence in Newport because he preferred the hills of upstate New York.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › KykuitKykuit - Wikipedia

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   Kykuit (/ ˈ k aɪ k ə t / KY-kət), known also as the John D. Rockefeller Estate, is a 40-room historic house museum in Pocantico Hills, a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York 25 miles (40 km) north of New York City. The house was built for oil tycoon and Rockefeller family patriarch John D. Rockefeller.

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4. hudsonvalley.org › historic-sites › kykuitKykuit, the Rockefeller Estate - Historic Hudson Valley

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   This Hudson Valley hilltop estate was home to four generations of the Rockefeller family, beginning with the philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil. Now the mansion is a historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is open to visitors for tours.

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5. www.architecturaldigest.com › story › rockefellerRockefeller Mansions: A Guide to the Prominent Family’s ...

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   Dec 27, 2023 · John D. Rockefeller relocated the family to New York in 1884, establishing their new home base in a large brownstone at 4 West 54th Street. The grounds on which the town house once stood are...

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   Sep 2, 2015 · The 3,000-acre estate of four generations of the Rockefeller family is nestled in the lovely area of Pocantico Hills, New York. The name of the estate, Kykuit, means “lookout” in Dutch, an apt name, since the vistas over the Hudson River are magnificent. John D. Rockefeller had the six-story mansion built in 1913.

7. www.americanheritage.com › content › kykuit-john-dKykuit The John D. Rockefeller Estate | AMERICAN HERITAGE

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   For architecture, remarkable gardens, art, history, and spectacular scenery, a trip to Kykuit is essential. This hilltop estate was home to four generations of the Rockefeller family, beginning with the philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil.

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   Who built the Rockefeller House?

   • 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 by the art collection of the third-generation scion, Governor of New York, and Vice President of the United States, Nelson Rockefeller, it was home to four generations of the family.

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   What happened to Rockefeller House?

   • The original house burned down in 1917. John D. Rockefeller Jr. purchased the family’s Seal Harbor, Maine, estate in 1910. The financier would shepherd the cottage through vast renovations to expand its footprint in the following years, as legend has it, to a whopping 99 rooms. The sprawling manse overlooked the water.

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   Where are the Rockefeller family archives located?

   • Rockefeller Archive Center —A division of Rockefeller University, these family archives are located outside the Park area in the estate. "Life at Pocantico Then and Now" A 2002 New York Times interview with David Rockefeller on growing up on the estate. "Spending a Day at the Rockefellers" February 2007 NYT article profiling the family estate.

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   What National Parks did the Rockefeller family own?

   • In addition to Maine’s Acadia National Park, the family is credited with gifting large swaths of land to the state in Grand Teton National Park and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, among others. The New York Governor’s Mansion was temporarily a Rockefeller mansion when Nelson Rockefeller became the state’s governor.

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9. fwtmagazine.com › visiting-kykuit-a-memorableVisiting Kykuit: A Memorable House Museum in the Hudson Valley

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   Sep 4, 2016 · As one of the best-preserved houses in the Hudson Valley, a visit to Kykuit not only offers visitors lessons in art, architecture and history but also a reminder of the seminal role of the Rockefellers as philanthropists in health, conservation and higher education.