Rockefeller State Park Preserve is a state park in Mount Pleasant, New York, in the eastern foothills of the Hudson River in Westchester County. Common activities in the park include horse-riding, wal
The Pocantico River as it flows through the Preserve
One of the 16 "Rockefeller bridges" in the Preserve
Swan Lake
White-tailed deer fawn in the Preserve
Rockwood Hall
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Rockwood Hall was a Gilded Age mansion in Mount Pleasant, New York, on the Hudson River. It was best known as the home of William Rockefeller, brother of John D. Rockefeller. Both brothers were co-fou
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
…history; the land was donated to the state of New York over time by the Rockefeller family beginning in 1983. A separate section of the park, called the Rockwood Hall section, fronts the Hudson River. Formerly the property of William Rockefeller, it has been in use as a New York state park since the early 1970s. In…
The mansion c. 1860, before Rockefeller's extensive renovations
The mansion in 1890, after his renovations
Architectural sketch of Rockwood's central hall, with renovations by Carrère and Hastings
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