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John D. Rockefeller

Westchester Secret: Pablo Picasso Was Here Westchester Secret: Pablo Picasso Was Here
Westchester Secret: Pablo Picasso Was Here Who knew that an art collection rivaling the Metropolitan Museum of Art can be found in the basement of a Westchester home? We're talking Picasso and Modern Artists Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, and Louise Nevelson. And it's all inside the lower level of Kykuit, also known as the John D. Rockefeller Estate, a 3,400-acre site in Sleepy Hollow. The residence was constructed for Rockefeller and his family in 1913 and is very much an ode to an artist’s heart with Italian-styled gardens and Beaux-Arts architecture.  The National Historic Landmark housed four generations of Rockefellers includ…
'Millionaires' Row' Is Resurrected In Westchester 'Millionaires' Row' Is Resurrected In Westchester
'Millionaires' Row' Is Resurrected In Westchester TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- A Westchester developer has recreated a modern version of the historic "Millionaires' Row" in Tarrytown, building on a site where some of the country's largest estates once stood. The end result is Greystone on Hudson, a new gated community that offers sweeping views of the Hudson River and Tappan Zee Bridge, just a few miles outside of New York City. Three homes are currently listed by Houlihan Lawrence at Greystone on Hudson, and all three are less than a year old. Developer Andy Todd bought the 100-acre property in 2012 and he eventually he plans to build 21 l…