Belhurst Castle | |
Location | Lochland Rd., Geneva, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°50′18″N 76°58′39″W / 42.83833°N 76.97750°W |
Area | 23.5 acres (9.5 ha) |
Built | 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]