Industrialist and Millionaire’s Row resident John D. Rockefeller gave nearly $1.6 million to Western Reserve University before his death in 1937, including funding the construction of the Rockefeller ...

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The five Rockefeller brothers. Left to right: David, Winthrop, John D Rockefeller III, Nelson and Laurance A family like no other While Abby Rockefeller pursued charitable work out of the public ...

In 1913, John D. Rockefeller’s fortune peaked at an estimated $900 million (about $29.3 billion in today's dollars). In 2024, the Rockefeller family's estimated net worth was $10.3 billion.

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 ...

A. D. John. A modest start contributed to Rockefeller's rise to one of the world's wealthiest men. The 1839 birth of his father brought him into a household of modest means. From one farm to another ...

Rockefeller Sr. with family. Rockefeller Archives. The so-called Cleveland Massacre was the beginning of John D. Rockefeller's drive toward an oil monopoly, and it is considered one of his ...

Nelson Rockefeller believed in fate. After all, he was born on the same day as his larger-than-life grandfather, John D. Rockefeller ... that had shielded the family for generations, he took ...

A modest start contributed to Rockefeller's rise to one of the world's wealthiest men. The 1839 birth of his father brought him into a household of modest means. From one farm to another in ...