Explore Kykuit, the Historic Home to Generations of Rockefeller Family, Open for Tours

Kykuit, the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills, was home to four generations of the Rockefeller family. Built in 1913 as a country retreat for John D. Rockefeller, the estate's name translates to “lookout” in Dutch, aptly reflecting its sweeping views of the Hudson River.

In 1979, Nelson Rockefeller donated the Kykuit estate to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The estate is operated and maintained by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund as part of the The Pocantico Center. From May to November, visitors can explore the home, gardens and family art collection through tours organized by Historic Hudson Valley.

“The family were avid art collectors,” according to Katrina London, curator for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The collection at Kykuit includes Chinese ceramics from the Tang and Han dynasties, as well as portraits of the family members by famous American artists such as John Singer Sargent. There’s also a collection of modern art that was installed by Nelson Rockefeller in the 1960s, which includes works by Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Louise Nevelson and other modernists of the 20th Century.

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