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17. Apr. 1997 · Mary Billings French Rockefeller Birth 1 May 1910. New York, New York County, New York, USA Death 17 Apr 1997 (aged 86) New York, New York County, New York, USA Burial. Rockefeller Family Cemetery. Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New ...
Mary French Rockefeller, née Mary Billings French née le 1er mai 1910 à New York et décédée le 17 avril 1997 dans la même ville était une philanthrope américaine qui a été la femme de Laurance Rockefeller, soit la belle-sœur du vice-président Nelson Rockefeller.
7. Apr. 2023 · The Billings Mansion remained virtually unchanged until 1954, when Mary Billings French's daughter, Mary French Rockefeller, inherited the home and estate with her husband, Laurance Rockefeller, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. While the Rockefellers updated rooms and replaced many wallpapers, paints and upholsteries, the house remains an excellent example of the Queen Anne style.
10. Apr. 2023 · As Mary French Rockefeller began conversations with her husband Laurance about donating her family home to the National Park Service in the 1990s, initially she wanted to highlight the contributions of the women in her family to the legacy of their estate. After meaningful dialogue, the more general idea of a continuum of conservation became the primary focus of the park narrative. The ...
Mary Rockefeller formerly French. Born 1 May 1910 in New York City, NY. Ancestors. Daughter of John French and Mary Montagu (Billings) French. Sister of John W French Jr and Elizabeth French. Wife of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller — married 15 Aug 1934 in Woodstock,Vermont. [children unknown]
The boyhood home of George Perkins Marsh, one of America's first conservationists, and later the home of Frederick Billings, the property was given to the American people by its most recent owners, Laurance S. and Mary F. Rockefeller. The park was created by an Act of Congress and signed into law by President George Bush on August 26, 1992. Under law, the purposes of the park are as follows:
16. Juni 2021 · Mary French Rockefeller, wife of Laurance and granddaughter of Frederick Billings, inherited the house. Her husband added surrounding forests and farmlands to the property, amassing some 500 acres in all. The house, largely because of George Perkins Marsh’s writings and Billings’ support for reforestation, was named a National Historic Landmark in 1967, a first step toward becoming a ...
