Carrollcliffe

Carrollcliffe, now the Castle Hotel & Spa, and also having been known as Axe Castle, is a building in Tarrytown, New York which was constructed to resemble a European castle, with crenellated towers.[1] It is now a hotel, a member of the Historic Hotels of America.[2]

Castle Hotel & Spa
Location within New York
General information
Location400 Benedict Avenue, Tarrytown, New York
Coordinates41.0671°N 73.8490°W / 41.0671; -73.8490
Completed1897, 1910

It is built of stone in 1897 and 1910, and has towers and turrets. It was originally named Carrollcliffe and was built for "General" Howard Carroll, a journalist, playwright and businessman, with intention that it should be reflect Norman castles in Wales, Scotland and Ireland.[3]

It was built in two stages between 1897 and 1910 as the residence of General Howard Carroll,[4][5] a newspaperman and playwright,[6] to a design by the architect Henry Franklin Kilburn.

Beginning in 1941, it served for decades as the headquarters of the financial firm Axe-Houghton Management.[7]

It was converted to a hotel during 1994-96.[3]

New owners Hanspeter and Steffi Walder of Tarrtown bought the property along with a group of investors in 1992. Their vision was to re-create Carrollcliff's glory days. The couple's vision was to convert the Castle into a luxury inn while rediscovering, and ultimately preserving the Castle's original beauty and charm. Their goal, Hanspeter says, is the operation of a hotel and restaurant that can be a haven for the stressed executive or professional desiring to relax in a setting that is warm, inviting, and majestic.[8]

In 2003, Elite Hotels, a limited liability company formed by C. Dean Metropoulos, bought the property, then called The Castle at Tarrytown for $10.9 million, according to a newspaper article at the time, which described it as "a 31-room inn on 10.1 acres". [9] It is now a hotel[10] and spa.

Overlooking the Hudson River valley, it is located on the highest point of Westchester County,[2] about 20 miles (32 km) north of the George Washington Bridge.

References
  1. Historical Society of Tarrytown (1997). Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-0-7524-0881-1.
  2. "Castle Hotel & Spa". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. "Castle Hotel & Spa: History". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. Lisa Marie Rovito (14 August 2006). Frommer's Great Escapes From NYC Without Wheels. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-0-470-04454-4.
  5. Historical Society, Inc.; Historical Society Inc (1 October 1997). Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 88–. ISBN 978-0-7385-5780-9.
  6. Adams, Arthur G. (1996). The Hudson River Guidebook. New York, NY, USA: Fordham Univ Press. p. 135. ISBN 0823216802.
  7. Singer, Penny (8 November 1987). "The View from Axe Castle: Optimistic". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  8. Boros, Phyllis. "IN BUSINESS; Spend the Night in the Castle of your Dreams?". Connecticut Post.
  9. Brenner, Elsa (25 May 2003). "IN BUSINESS; Going Price for Castles? In Tarrytown, $10.9 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  10. Michael Leahy (18 December 2007). If You're Thinking of Living In . . .: All About 115 Great Neighborhoods In & Around New York. Doubleday Religious Publishing Group. pp. 351–. ISBN 978-0-307-42107-4.


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