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Alta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962) was an American philanthropist and socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
Alta House is a landmark building in the Little Italy neighborhood, founded in 1900 by John D. Rockefeller Sr. for his daughter Alta Rockefeller Prentice. It was a settlement house that offered various services to the Italian immigrants, such as food, education, and social activities.
When Alta Rockefeller was born on 12 April 1871, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, John Davison Rockefeller Sr., was 31 and her mother, Laura Celestia “‘Cettie” Spelman, was 31. She married Ezra Parmalee Prentice on 17 January 1901, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
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Alta was the third daughter of John D. Rockefeller and his wife Laura. She married Colonel Ezra Prentice, a Chicago attorney, in 1901 and was buried in Dellwood Cemetery in Vermont.
Sep 5, 2023 · Alta House, named after Alta Rockefeller Prentice, was a social settlement for Italian immigrants in Little Italy since 1898. It offered nursery, education, recreation, and elderly services, and was renovated in 2016 with a Montessori school.
Oct 2, 2021 · Alta Rockefeller Prentice, 91, last surviving of John D. Rockefeller's five children, and Governor Nelson Rockefeller's aunt, who, in the family tradition of philanthropy, shared her wealth with settlement houses, hospitals and museums; after a long illness; in Manhattan.
Birth 3 Mar 1942 - Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. Death 1962 - Unavailable. Mother Unavailable. Father Spelman Prentice. Quick access. Family tree. Records 247. Photos 47. New search. Alta Rockefeller Prentice family tree. Family tree Create your own family tree. Parents. Spelman Prentice. 1911 - 2000. Unavailable. Wrong Alta Rockefeller Prentice?
