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September 26, 1934. Retrieved 2012-11-04. Percy Avery Rockefeller was born in New York February 1878 which was some time after the migration of his parents, William and Almira Goodsell Rockefeller,..... ^ "James Stillman, Head Of City Bank, Dies Suddenly". The New York Times. Mar 16, 1918. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- Regional History
- Croatan Club of Manchester
- Pinewild Under Kent-Jordan
- Overhills Golf
- Rockefeller & Harriman
- The Boom Years
- The Hunt & Stables Complex
- From Private Hunt Club to Rockefeller Estate
- Period of Contraction
- End of The Rockefeller Era
In the mid-nineteenth century the vast rolling landscape that became Overhills was originally the family plantation of Daniel McDiarmid. Situated in the Sandhillsregion of North Carolina, McDiarmid’s 13,000-acre plantation specialized in the production of naval stores (such as pitch, rosin, tar, and turpentine) culled from the great longleaf pine f...
Johnston’s plans would begin to take shape after his family sold the property in 1906. Business partners James T. Woodward and General John Gill purchased the 22,000-acre Arranmorefor $32,500. The two gentlemen were members of, and subsequently transferred the deed to, the newly formed Croatan Club of Manchester. The club was founded by wealthy nor...
Since the Johnston days the property was always a private club. Poaching was deterred by the scattered tenant-farms at Pinewild, established in the second decade of the twentieth century. These occupied farms began a nearly 70-year tradition of farming activities that provided income to subsidize operating costs. While farming was an important part...
The overgrown golf course at Overhills is something of a legend. It was one of the greatest courses of a bygone era, designed by a high priest of golf course design, with eighteen scenic holes inaccessible to professionals and public alike. A 1917 Golf Illustrated article described the course as “one of the very finest golf courses in the country,”...
Between 1913 and 1915 visitors to Overhills rarely exceeded a few dozen. Guest invitations were limited to family and close friends of Kent and Jordan. This changed in 1916 when some new names began to appear in the guest register. Among them was Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878-1934), son of William Rockefeller Jr. and nephew of John D. Rockefeller. ...
As the Rockefellers got more involved with Overhills, the Kent-Jordan Company began to withdrawal its interest. William Kent physically disengaged and returned to California at the conclusion of his Congressional service in 1917; he eventually sold his remaining interest in 1921. James Jordan died unexpectedly in 1919, which opened the door for Roc...
One of the most notable Percy Rockefeller additions was the Hunt & Stables Complex. Situated roughly one mile east of the Hill, the hunt and stable complex consisted of an arrangement of kennels and stables around a “Grand Circus” (pictured), an oval-shaped riding and training area with jumps. The ceremonial arena was bisected by a clay avenue, lin...
Percy and Isabel Rockefeller completed Croatan Cottage (pictured) in 1929. It is a stately two-story red brick Colonial Revival residence, originally commissioned by Isabel and designed by New York firm Hiss and Weeks. Croatan was more of a lodge than cottage, appropriately large to accommodate a family such as the Rockefellers, who would use the l...
An enormous estate tax bill forced Avery to undo much of his father’s land acquisition work during the decade of prosperity. Between 1935 and 1938, approximately 75% of the Overhills acreage was soldas Avery pared the family retreat from 40,000 acres to 10,000 acres. Strategic land sales would continue for several decades to fund property maintenan...
By the early 1990s the estate was seeing less of the Rockefellers every year. The reasons for the eventual decline of Overhills were rooted in a lack of a common vision between the family members, which led to unfortunate conflict over how best to utilize the property. When the family failed to reach a consensus, they began to entertain the idea of...
Sep 18, 2024 · Rockefeller, Percy A. Percy Avery Rockefeller was the son of William Rockefeller (1841-1922) and Almira Geraldine Goodsell. He was married to the daughter of James Stillman (president of First National City Bank) nee Isabel Goodrich Stillman. Rockefeller was founder and Vice President of Owenoke Corporation; a board director of Air Reduction ...
Like Harriman, Percy Avery Rockefeller was a Yale graduate (though considerably<br /> earlier, in 1900) and a millionaire progeny. By his first visit to Overhills in the fall of 1916,<br /> Rockefeller had inherited a fortune from his father, William Rockefeller, and had assumed<br /> a role as one of the leading industrialists of his time.
Jun 11, 2023 · In 1917, at about the same time the United States Army acquired the land for what is now Fort Liberty, Percy Avery Rockefeller, the nephew of John D. Rockefeller, purchased 30,000 acres of the ...
- Linda Willard
Percy Avery Rockefeller (February 27, 1878 — September 25, 1934) was a board director who founded and was vice president of Owenoke Corporation. He is the son of American Businessman William Avery Rockefeller Jr. and the nephew of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Percy Avery Rockefeller (* 27. Februar 1878 in New York City; † 25.
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In 1927, Christian sold the farm to Percy Avery Rockefeller, nephew of John D. Rockefeller, who used the land for hunting. Percy had already established the much larger Overhills Estate, located about 7 miles northwest of Long Valley Farm and is now part of Fort Bragg.
