The House the Rockefellers Built
A Tale of Money, Taste, and Power in Twentieth-century America
Henry Holt and Co. · Print & ebook · August 5, 2008
"The Dalzells . . . do an astonishing job of placing Kykuit in historical context while weaving the larger-than-life Rockefeller personalities into its very walls and hallways."—Los Angeles Times One hundred years ago America's richest man established a dynastic seat, the granite-clad Kykuit, high above the Hudson River.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in Rockefeller family history and Kykuit
- Themes
- Rockefeller family legacy, Taste and power, Generational conflict
- Genres
- Modern Architecture (to 1945), Residential Architecture, 20th-Century America
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"The Dalzells . . . do an astonishing job of placing Kykuit in historical context while weaving the larger-than-life Rockefeller personalities into its very walls and hallways."—Los Angeles Times One hundred years ago America's richest man established a dynastic seat, the granite-clad Kykuit, high above the Hudson River.
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John D. Rockefeller, who detested ostentation, had something simple in mind—at least until his son John Jr. and his charming wife, Abby, injected classical taste and a spirit of noblesse oblige into the equation. Built to honor the senior Rockefeller, the house would also become the place above all others that anchored the family's memories and sense of itself. With memorable skill and insight, the authors take us inside the house and the family to observe how each new generation, often sharply at odds with one another, left its distinctive mark on the place.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in Rockefeller family history and Kykuit
- Readers curious about how family generations shape a historic home
Where it sits
| 20th-Century America | 39% |
|---|---|
| Residential Architecture | 30% |
| Modern Architecture (to 1945) | 29% |
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Publisher categories
- Modern Architecture (to 1945)
- Middle Atlantic History
- Authors
- Robert F. Dalzell, Lee Baldwin Dalzell
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Published
- August 5, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Rockefeller family legacy · Taste and power · Generational conflict
- Reading lane
- Modern Architecture (to 1945)