Lochland Rd., Geneva, New York. County/parish: Ontario.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 29, 1987. NRIS 86003728.
1 contributing building.
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
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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.
Belhurst Castle has previously been used as a speakeasy during Prohibition, casino, and supper club.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320493