The beginnings of the noted family in American history can be traced to this historic home. As indicated on the historical marker placed by the State of New York, it was the home Simeon or Simon Rockefeller (1730–1795), son of the immigrant Diell Rockefeller. This family originated among the Palatine Germans who immigrated to Columbia County seeking religious freedom. Descendants include John D. Rockefeller who was known to have visited the site. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. While it is now undergoing restoration as a private residence, it was originally a stage stop, tavern, and restaurant. In addition, the early settlers engaged in farming. It is a plain structure with colonnades on a double porch. It is built with fieldstone and as was typical, had a basement kitchen.
The house was in poor condition and had had many unsympathetic alterations when it was bought by Mary Black and Michael J. Blackstone. The two friends restored the building and used it as separate but conjoined residences; the central hall was agreed upon as the dividing line, and both agreed to give the other veto power over any exterior alterations.[2]
simeon, rockefeller, house, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Simeon Rockefeller House news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Simeon Rockefeller House also known as Rockefeller Tavern is a historic house located in Germantown New York Simeon Rockefeller HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of New YorkShow map of the United StatesNearest cityGermantown New YorkCoordinates42 07 52 N 73 51 50 W 42 13111 N 73 86389 W 42 13111 73 86389Area6 acres 2 4 ha Built1755Architectural styleColonial FederalNRHP reference No 09000479 1 Added to NRHPMay 21 2009The beginnings of the noted family in American history can be traced to this historic home As indicated on the historical marker placed by the State of New York it was the home Simeon or Simon Rockefeller 1730 1795 son of the immigrant Diell Rockefeller This family originated among the Palatine Germans who immigrated to Columbia County seeking religious freedom Descendants include John D Rockefeller who was known to have visited the site It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 While it is now undergoing restoration as a private residence it was originally a stage stop tavern and restaurant In addition the early settlers engaged in farming It is a plain structure with colonnades on a double porch It is built with fieldstone and as was typical had a basement kitchen The house was in poor condition and had had many unsympathetic alterations when it was bought by Mary Black and Michael J Blackstone The two friends restored the building and used it as separate but conjoined residences the central hall was agreed upon as the dividing line and both agreed to give the other veto power over any exterior alterations 2 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Giovannini Joseph July 28 1988 Rockefeller Tavern The Toast of a Town New York Times New York City New York Retrieved December 12 2014 This article about a historic property or district in Columbia County New York that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simeon Rockefeller House amp oldid 1149624590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
