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George C. Boldt Yacht House

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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:

  • a circular tower containing reception rooms,
  • a central group of three yacht bays,
  • a large east yacht bay,
  • a combination office and storage wing with a crenelated tower, and
  • a large caretaker's residence.

    • 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.

    References

    George C. Boldt Yacht House Wikipedia
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