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John D. Rockefeller purchased land in the area as early as 1893, after his brother William had moved into a 204-room mansion, Rockwood Hall, nearby. [5] When Rockefeller and his son chose Pocantico Hills as their residence, he quietly purchased multiple homes and properties in the area, and used the houses for himself and his family and staff, or to rent out.
In 2000, the building's board of directors turned down an application by Gary Winnick to buy the former Nelson Rockefeller apartment. [5] Notable residents have included Felix Rohatyn and former Archer Daniels Midland CEO Dwayne Andreas. David Geffen moved into 810 in 2006 but moved to 785 Fifth Avenue in 2010. [15]
The house's exterior under Aspinwall's ownership, 1860 Illustration of the western terrace, facing the Hudson River. The house was 500 feet (150 m) east of the Hudson River and 150 feet (46 m) above it. The building was designed in the castellated Elizabethan style. Under Rockefeller's ownership, the house had dimensions of 174 by 104 feet. [2]
After a fire in 1961, the possibility of building or purchasing a modern mansion uptown was considered, but Governor Nelson Rockefeller fought for restoration and was instrumental in getting the mansion named to the National Register of Historic Places. [5]
Around 1929, the Rockefeller family purchased the property. [7] The Stone Barns agricultural center in Pocantico Hills was established in 2003 to demonstrate multi-cultural, self-sustaining farming techniques; it is host to the Blue Hill restaurant, a high-end eatery which features foodstuffs grown (or raised) on the Stone Barns property. [8]
The open concept renovation on the first floor of the William Rockhill Nelson’s “clubhouse,” a historic 6,800-square-foot home at 610 E. Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd.
The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
Nelson insists they dealt fairly and misled no one: “We still believe the property could be a beautiful sculpture park someday in the future, but there is not, nor has there ever been, a ...