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It was the home congregation of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and his family. In 1930 it transferred to a new building on Riverside Drive, planned and financed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Well before establishing the RBF, the Rockefeller brothers gave personally to Riverside Church.
Rockefeller felt the Riverside Drive site was more easily visible because it abutted the Hudson River and would be seen by recreational users of Riverside Drive. In May 1925, Rockefeller finalized his purchase of the new church's site at Riverside Drive.
- 1930 (main building), 1957 (MLK Wing), 1962 (conversion of Stone Gym)
- United States
- 2,100
- New York City
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May 16, 2000 · Financed with gifts from members of the church, including the industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the neo-Gothic style complex, built between 1928 and 1930, consists of three distinct sections: a five-bay nave and chancel extending north toward West 122nd Street; a mid-block twenty-two story tower housing the narthex ...
After six years of construction, Riverside Church, underwritten with $26 million of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'s, money, opens in New York City. Nelson marries Mary Todhunter Clark, just a...
Learn a little history while you are in the area, by stopping by The Casements. Located in Ormond Beach, at 25 Riverside Drive, The Casements was the winter home of John D. Rockefeller. Today, it's a beautiful historical place that people can tour, as well as participate in events and...
Deeds in the formal transfer of the Riverside Church and adjoining land at Riverside Drive and 120th Street by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the church corporation were placed on record...
Additional frontage on Riverside Drive acquired by J D Rockefeller Jr, for new bldg; deal negotiated with Union Theological Seminary
