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Pocantico Hills is a hamlet in the Westchester County town of Mount Pleasant, New York, United States. [1] The Rockefeller family estate, anchored by Kykuit , the family seat built by John D. Rockefeller Sr. , is located in Pocantico Hills, as is the adjacent Rockefeller State Park Preserve .
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.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Westchester County, New York, excluding the city of Peekskill, which has its own list.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the northern half of Westchester County, New York, United States.
Kykuit, the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills, had been left to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the will of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, who died in 1979. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund leased the property from the National Trust, and in 1991, entered into a partnership with Historic Hudson Valley to operate a program of ...
Union Church of Pocantico Hills This page was last edited on 16 May 2018, at 16:56 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture is a non-profit farm, education and research center located in Pocantico Hills, New York. The center was created on 80 acres (320,000 m 2) formerly belonging to the Rockefeller estate. Stone Barns promotes sustainable agriculture, local food, and community-supported agriculture. Stone Barns is a four ...
A half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)—half the distance of a marathon. [1] It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcuts. [ 2 ]
Pocantico may refer to: Pocantico Hills, New York; Pocantico River This page was last edited on 10 April 2017, at 17:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...