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Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses |
Acadia National Park |
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Founder's Hall, The Rockefeller University |
New York City |
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Merchants Square and Resort Historic District |
Williamsburg |
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Schoodic Peninsula Historic District |
Acadia National Park |
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International House |
New York City |
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1901/10/09 |
Abby Aldrich marries John D Rockefeller Jr during a lavish wedding ceremony at the summer residence of Senator Aldrich at 836 Warwick Neck Ave, Warwick, Rhode Island. |
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Warwick, RI |
Rhode Island |
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Marriage of Abby Aldrich and John D Rockefeller |
1912/00/00 |
An eight story mansion is built at 10 W 54th St for John D Rockefeller Jr (demolished, now the Museum of Modern Art's sculpture garden). |
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Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street |
New York City |
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1917/00/00 |
John D Rockefeller donates land to the city of New York for a park and future museum. |
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Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters |
New York City |
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1921/00/00 |
Designed by AIA architect Ludwig W Eisinger, Union Church of Pocantico Hills is built of fieldstone with a slate roof. |
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Union Church of Pocantico Hills |
Mount Pleasant, NY |
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1924/00/00 |
Rockefeller Jr funds the restoration of the Chateau de Fontainebleau. |
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Chateau de Fontainebleau |
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau |
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1924/00/00 |
Rockefeller Jr funds the restoration of the Palace of Versailles. |
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Chateau de Versailles |
Palace and Park of Versailles |
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1924/05/03 |
John D Rockefeller Jr makes his first donation to the restoration of Notre-Dame de Reims. |
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Reims Cathedral of Notre-Dame |
Reims |
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1928/00/00 |
John D Rockefeller Jr buys Smith's Fort Plantation, later giving it to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) |
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Smith's Fort Plantation |
Surry |
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1930/05/06 |
Henry Ford welcomes John D Rockefeller Jr at the Wayside Inn where there conversation includes managing historic sites. |
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Longfellow's Wayside Inn |
Sudbury, MA |
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1930/11/21 |
The Riverside Church, conceived by John D Rockefeller Jr, a Baptist, in conjunction with Presbyterian minister Harry Emerson Fosdick, is completed. Ultimately, Rockefeller spent a total of $10.5 million toward land acquisitions and church construction. |
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Riverside Church, NYC |
New York City |
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1931/00/00 |
The Wakefield Association receives a grant from John D Rockefeller Jr to buys 394 acres (1.59 km2) of land and donate it to the Federal government. |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
Colonial Beach |
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1933/00/00 |
John D Rockefeller donates 700 acres of the Palisades' plateau to preserve the view from The Cloisters |
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Palisades Interstate Park |
Alpine |
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1933/00/00 |
John D Rockefeller donates 700 acres of the Palisades' plateau to preserve the view from The Cloisters |
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Palisades Interstate Park |
Fort Lee |
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1933/00/00 |
John D Rockefeller donates 700 acres of the Palisades' plateau to preserve the view from The Cloisters |
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Palisades Interstate Park |
Palisades |
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1933/00/00 |
John D Rockefeller donates 700 acres of the Palisades' plateau to preserve the view from The Cloisters |
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Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters |
New York City |
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1937/04/00 |
The Williamsburg Inn, conceived and built by John D Rockefeller Jr, opens |
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Williamsburg Inn |
Williamsburg |
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1945/00/00 |
Through the Sealantic Fund, John D Rockefeller buys Sunnyside from Louis Irving for historic preservation. |
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Sunnyside |
Greenburgh, NY |
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1947/00/00 |
John D Rockefeller Jr donates the X City site to the United Nations. |
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Headquarters of the United Nations |
New York City |
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1949/12/16 |
John D Rockefeller donates 35000 acres (142 sqkm) of land to the National Park Service |
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Grand Teton National Park |
Wyoming |
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1952/00/00 |
John D Rockefeller Jr donates $100,000 for purchase of Linville Falls |
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Linville Falls |
Linville Falls, NC |
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1955/00/00 |
Jackson Lake Lodge opens, design process began in 1950 |
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Jackson Lake Lodge |
Grand Teton National Park |
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