Kykuit mansion

Aerial view of the Rockefeller Estate, Kykuit, in Pocantico Hills, Westminster, NY.

Kykuit--Rockefeller Mansion

Click to see these incredible homes. The Rockefellers knew how to make a statement without shouting. Their mansions are exercises in restraint blended with elegance. From the storied Kykuit in Pocantico Hills to the scenic Swan Lake Estate, these properties reveal an approach to wealth that steers clear of flash, opting instead for enduring, thoughtful grandeur.

NYC, Style Gilded: Rockefeller's Kykuit Estate

Kykuit, or the John D. Rockefeller Estate, is a 40-room National Trust house in Westchester County, New York, built by oil tycoon, philanthropist and Rockefeller family patriarch John D. Rockefeller. Largely conceived by his son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and enriched by the art collection of third-generation scion, Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States, Nelson A. Rockefeller, it has been home to four generations of the family.

One of the best day trips from NYC: Kykuit Estate in Sleepy Hollow, NY

View of the back of Kykuit from the rear gardens, Rockefellers mansion in Tarrytown N.Y. 3x hdr

Kykuit: Rockefeller estate, New York

The 40-room Rockefeller mansion before the murders … What the heck’s a Kykuit? Kykuit (rhymes with “die-cut”) is a 40-room estate built by one of America’s most stori…

American estates. Kykuit. Sleepy Hollow, NY. The Rockefeller family's hideaway outside NYC. Many Rockefellers still live on the estate. Gardening perfection.