Belhurst Castle

Belhurst Castle
Belhurst_Castle, July 2007
Belhurst Castle is located in New York
Belhurst Castle
Belhurst Castle is located in the United States
Belhurst Castle
LocationLochland Rd., Geneva, New York
Coordinates42°50′18″N 76°58′39″W / 42.83833°N 76.97750°W / 42.83833; -76.97750
Area23.5 acres (9.5 ha)
Built1888 (1888)–1892
ArchitectFuller & Wheeler
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.86003728[1]
NYSRHP No.06906.000007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1987
Designated NYSRHPDecember 9, 1986

Belhurst Castle is a former private residence on the shores of Seneca Lake in Geneva, New York, United States. It was designed by architects Fuller & Wheeler and built between 1885 and 1889. The three-story, nine bay wide Romanesque Revival style mansion is constructed of Medina sandstone. It has a slate gable roof, one-story solarium, and four rectangular stone chimneys. It features projecting porches, bays, towers with conical and pyramidal roofs, eyebrow windows, and a porte cochere with Syrian arch.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Supplemented by modern facilities, Belhurst Castle has been adapted for hotel and retail uses. It holds a hotel with three choices of lodging (Vinifera Inn, Chambers in the Castle, and White Springs Manor); two ballrooms to host weddings, two restaurants (Edgar's Restaurant and Stonecutters); spa, and a winery.[3]

Belhurst Castle has previously been used as a speakeasy during Prohibition, casino, and supper club.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Nancy Todd (October 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Belhurst Castle" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs
  3. ^ a b Belhurst webpage
  • Sakmyster, David. The Belhurst Story. New York: iUniverse, 2003.


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