Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Pots of Money




Kykuit, high above the Hudson, was built by the Rockerfellers in 1908.


What fun it would be to design a mansion with money no object at all! Putti all over the place and lamps by Tiffany, and Chinese import porcelain and a great deal of modern art. 


The study


the porch


an arch in the garden


the view over the original swimming pool


and across the private golf course.

15 comments:

  1. How gorgeous! It's on my list of places to see when I next visit.

    The pictures are beautiful!

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  2. Wow. How would it be to have such luxury?? These are the kind of people who spend money on silly things like...art.

    Thank goodness for them.

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  3. This setting does look lovely, and what the Rockefellers added to it isn't totally awful. Kidding a bit.

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  4. it would feel a tomb if not shared!


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  5. I understand it is opened to the visitors? In my opinion the interiors look better than it does outside

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  6. No doubt a beautiful building and great that the public get to see it - but the scrambled egg look on the exterior is just a bit overdone - in my humble opinion!
    Always find difficulty comprehending such wealth.

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  7. I could definitely 'go' a mansion ... and to design and decorate one would be an exciting challenge.

    I would not be averse to just taking over this one. Do you have a key????

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  8. I agree with Bella, I don`t really like the fancy exterior but the rest of the place is pretty nice. Love your image of the top of the archway.

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  9. What gorgeous vistas those Rockefellers enjoyed. It reminds me of the mansions overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Newport, RI.

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  10. I believe I could live like that, given a chance...

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  11. What a beautiful estate. I plan on visit Kykuit this fall, when I visit Sleepy Hollow.

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  12. Too bad they couldn't find a spot with a nice view.

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  13. What a grand view over the countryside they have. I like the facade, except for that huge eagle on top....

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  14. Enjoyed these especially the first one looking out over the Hudson.

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