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. Nancy L. Todd (October 1985). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Belhurst Castle. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Belhurst webpage

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