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Coordinates: 41°6′46.793″N 73°51′57.989″W. Rockwood Hall. Hand-colored photograph of the east facade. Interactive map highlighting the location of Rockwood Hall. Location. Mount Pleasant, New York. Coordinates. 41°6′46.793″N 73°51′57.989″W. / 41.11299806°N 73.86610806°W / 41.11299806; -73.86610806.
Jun 28, 2018 · Rockwood Hall Inside & Out: Exploring Westchester's Lost Treasure - Larchmont-Mamaroneck, NY - Learn About the Second Largest Home Ever Built in America.
Nov 22, 2018 · The new Rockwood was 174-feet long and 104-feet wide. The walls of local granite on the foundation (that went down in places to 30-feet) and first floor were 3.5-feet thick and on the second and third floors, 2-feet thick. The two terraces that surrounded the house and the carriage porch too were covered in ivy.
Rockwood Hall is a distinct section of Rockefeller State Park Preserve with commanding views of the Hudson River and Palisade Cliffs. Between 1886 and 1922, William Rockefeller’s estate was about 1000 acres with a 202-room mansion, a working farm, and a landscape designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. While the house and buildings are now gone, …
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Apr 23, 2021 · The History of Rockwood Hall. An interesting lecture about Kendal’s next-door neighbor Rockwood Hall will take place on Monday, April 26, at 7:30 pm via Zoom. Begun in 1886, Rockwood Hall, adjacent to present-day Kendal, was home to the William Rockefeller family. It consisted of over 200 acres, with winding carriage trails and a 204-room ...
Rockefeller State Park Preserve. Mount Pleasant, New York. Rockwood Hall is the site of the former home of William Rockefeller (1841-1922), brother of John D. Rockefeller and co-founder of the Standard Oil Company. Laurance S. Rockefeller donated the property to New York State as park land in 1999.
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