The Rockefeller homes were built with many features that would have been considered premium quality at the time. The gutters are 16 gauge, half-round copper, The downspouts are also 16 gauge 3" and 4" diameter round type. The brick is "heavy sanded Yellowstone, Stapleton blend. The entrance doors are heavy 2" oak. Interior doors are birch and gum wood. The shutters were constructed of cypress wood. Slate floors are featured in the foyers. Screens throughout were made of Anaconda bronze 16 mesh wire netting . A radio antenna in the attic culminates in a wall plate in the living room.
The Original "Rockefeller" homes were equipped with what was then considered, state of the art equipment. We have learned about the following and a complete story is included.
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Bathroom Sinks: Trenton Pottery Companies (TEPECO) -
Toilets: Flushometers by the Sloan Valve Company
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Showerhead: The Speakman Brass Company
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Bathroom Medicine Cabinets: The United Metal Box Company
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Interior Door Hardware: Sargent & Company
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Toilet Seats: The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company
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Radiator and Radiator Covers & Cabinets: The Hart & Hutchinson Company
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Bath and Kitchen Ceramic Tiles: Kraftile Company
We know the companies who have manufactured other elements, but have been unable to complete our investigation or we have been unable to find information.
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Mantels - Jacobson of New York
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Window Shades: Tontine by E. I. DuPont DeNeMours & Company
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Windows: Thorne of Philadelphia
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Linoleum: Sterling and Welch
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Garage Doors - Kertscher Woodworking Company Elmira, NY
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Foyer/Vestibule Floor: Tile-stone by Peebles Brick & Tile Company Portsmith, OH
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Chimney Pots: Atlantic Terra Cotta Company
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Low Pressure Steam Boiler: American Radiator
