Kykuit

John D. Rockefeller Estate (Kykuit)
Front facade, designed by William Welles Bosworth
Map
Location200 Lake Road,
Pocantico Hills, New York
Coordinates41°05′22.6″N 73°50′40″W / 41.089611°N 73.84444°W / 41.089611; -73.84444
Area3,400 acres (1,380 ha)
Built1913
ArchitectDelano & Aldrich
William Welles Bosworth (landscape and renovations)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.76001290
NYSRHP No.11908.000228
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1976[2]
Designated NHLMay 11, 1976[1]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980

Kykuit (/ˈkkət/ KY-kət),[3][4] known also as the John D. Rockefeller Estate, is a 40-room historic house museum in Pocantico Hills, a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York 25 miles (40 km) north of New York City. The house was built for oil tycoon and Rockefeller family patriarch John D. Rockefeller. Conceived largely by his son, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and enriched by the art collection of the third-generation scion, Governor of New York, and Vice President of the United States, Nelson Rockefeller, it was home to four generations of the family. The house is a National Historic Landmark owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and tours are given by Historic Hudson Valley.

Kykuit (in modern Dutch spelling Kijkuit, also uitkijk, is a compound noun meaning "lookout, look-out"[4][3]) is situated on the highest point in Pocantico Hills, overlooking the Hudson River at Tappan Zee. Located near Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, it has a view of the New York City skyline 25 miles (40 km) to the south.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nhlsum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Clement, Douglas P. (May 20, 2016). "At the Rockefellers' Kykuit, Painterly Gardens and a Rosy Legacy". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Smardz, Zofia (September 2, 2009). "Rockefeller's Beautiful Kykuit Mansion Has a Homey Feel". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.