Belhurst Castle Explained

Belhurst Castle
Location:Lochland Rd., Geneva, New York
Coordinates:42.8383°N -76.9775°W
Built:–1892
Architect:Fuller & Wheeler
Architecture:Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:January 29, 1987
Refnum:86003728
Designated Other1:New York State Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Number:06906.000007
Designated Other1 Abbr:NYSRHP
Designated Other1 Date:December 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.[1]

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

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.[2]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . July 1, 2015 . . Searchable database . 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Belhurst Castle . 2015-11-01 . Nancy Todd . PDF . October 1985. and Accompanying photographs
  2. http://www.belhurst.com/ Belhurst webpage