The Dark Story of Rockwood Hall The Rockefeller MANSION the Family Bought Back to Destroy

The Dark Story of Rockwood Hall: The Rockefeller MANSION the Family Bought Back to Destroy On a bluff above the Hudson stood the second largest private house in America. Two hundred and four rooms of granite, built by William Rockefeller, co-founder of Standard Oil, and surpassed only by Biltmore. The official story says the family simply took it down because nobody needed it anymore. But in the summer of 1912, a congressional messenger carrying a subpoena went up that drive again and again, and was told every time that Mr. Rockefeller was sick, away, or in Canada. In December a doctor signed a certificate saying he could not speak above a whisper. After his death in 1922 the house became a country club, went bankrupt, and was bought back by his nephew, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Within a few years the crews arrived. The house is gone. One piece of paper is not. Chapters: 00:00 — The House on the Bluff 02:43 — ACT I — THE RISE 06:56 — ACT II — THE FACADE 10:20 — ACT III — THE CRACK 15:53 — ACT IV — THE RECKONING 20:18 — ACT V — THE AFTERMATH Source Material Visual material used in this production is obtained from publicly accessible archives, including Wikimedia Commons and Europeana. Copyright & Fair Use Notice This channel incorporates copyrighted material under the principles of Fair Use as recognized by U.S. law. Under Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act, certain uses of copyrighted works such as for analysis, commentary, educational purposes, research, and reporting are permitted without prior authorization from the copyright holder. Sources Rockwood Hall in the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, NY State Parks — https://parks.ny.gov/sites/default/fi... Money Trust Investigation, House of Representatives, 1912–1913, FRASER — https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/d... Rockwood Hall, Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwoo... William Rockefeller Jr., Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William.... The Somers Affair, Naval History and Heritage Command — https://www.history.navy.mil/research... #documentary #history #oldmoney #Rockefeller