Belhurst Castle

Belhurst Castle
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York State Register of Historic Places
Belhurst_Castle, July 2007
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Location	Lochland Rd., Geneva, New York
Coordinates	42°50′18″N76°58′39″W / 42.83833°N 76.97750°W / 42.83833; -76.97750
Area	23.5 acres (9.5 ha)
Built	1888 (1888)–1892
Architect	Fuller & Wheeler
Architectural style	Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	86003728 [1]
NYSRHP No.	06906.000007
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 29, 1987
Designated NYSRHP	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. ^{[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. "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 November 1, 2015.Note: This includes Nancy Todd (October 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Belhurst Castle" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs
3. Belhurst webpage

• Sakmyster, David. The Belhurst Story. New York: iUniverse, 2003.