Kykuit, The Rockefeller Estate, Pocantico Hills, N.Y.

Kykuit, The Rockefeller Estate, Pocantico Hills, N.Y.

Home to four generations of the Rockefeller family, Kykuit has panoramic views of the Hudson River, thus the name Kykuit, which means “lookout” in Dutch. The estate was built in 1913 for John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller , the founder of the family empire. Members of the Rockefeller family occupied Kykuit until 1991 when it became part of the National Trust and Sleepy Hollow Restoration.

The beaux arts garden’s main features are classical sculpture, terraces with fountains, pavilions, elaborate urns and former New York state Gov. NelsonRockefeller Nelson Rockefeller ‘s collection of 20th-century sculpture. Numbering 70 pieces in all, works by Brancusi, Moore, Picasso, Matisse and Calder are displayed here.