Kykuit: From the Dutch for Overlook or Look
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   In 1913, John D. Rockefeller's house was completed by architects Delano and Aldrich, landscaping was done by William Welles Bosworth.  For four generations the Kykuit estate has housed the Rockefeller family.
    The house is furnished with ceramics, fine furniture, and galleries of 20th century art works.  The interior of the house was designed by Ogden Codman.
    Automobile classics and horse drawn vehicles are found throughout the coach barn.

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      Sleepy Hollow was the original village of the American Weckquaesgeek tribe.  In 1609, the Dutch settled in Sleepy Hollow.  The early Dutch settlers named the village Slaepering Haven or " Sleepy Harbor".  On a hilltop, overlooking the lovely countryside inspired author Washington Irving to write a tale, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", which is now a famous story.  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was published in 1820.  Not long after the story was written, Irish and Italian immigrants settled and began construction on the Croton Aqueduct in 1838.  The Croton Aqueduct supplied fresh water to New York City.
    In the early 20th century, the Rockefeller's fell under the spell of Sleepy Hollow and decided to build Kykuit.

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