Built 1903 Opened 1903 Architecture firm G. W. & W. D. Hewitt Nearest city Alexandria Bay | NRHP Reference # 78001853 Area 4,000 m² Added to NRHP 26 April 1978 | |
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Architectural style Shingle Style, Eclectic Similar Cornwall Brothers' Store, Wellesley Island, Boldt Castle, Scenic View Park, Thousand Islands Bridge | ||
George C. Boldt Yacht House is an historic yacht house located on the northeast shore of Wellesley Island near Alexandria Bay in Jefferson County, New York. It was commissioned by George Boldt as a principal dependency of Boldt Castle.
The yacht house was designed by the Philadelphia architects G. W. & W. D. Hewitt and built in 1903. It is a massive, eclectic, Shingle-style structure composed of five elements, which are:
The yacht house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. On display in the yacht house is the steam yacht Kestrel, as well as various other vintage boats, a number of which are on loan from the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, New York.
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