Leland Castle

Leland Castle
Leland Castle in 2012
Leland Castle is located in New York
Leland Castle
Leland Castle is located in the United States
Leland Castle
Location29 Castle Pl., New Rochelle, New York
Coordinates40°53′52″N 73°46′53″W / 40.89778°N 73.78139°W / 40.89778; -73.78139
Area2.62 acres (10,600 m2)[2]
Built1855
ArchitectWilliam Thomas Beers
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.76001291[1]
NYSRHP No.11942.000004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1976
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980

Leland Castle (also known as Castle View) is a building in New Rochelle, New York. It was constructed during the years in 1855 - 1859 in the Gothic Revival style, and was the country residence of Simeon Leland, a wealthy New York City hotel proprietor. Leland began to assemble an estate as early as 1848, and in 1855, began the erection of this palatial 60-room mansion.[3] The home was designed by New York City architect William Thomas Beers. A north and south wing were added to the castle in 1899 and 1902 respectively.[2][4]

Leland Castle and the surrounding property have since been incorporated as part of the campus of the College of New Rochelle.[5] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and the New York State Register in 1980.[1][6][7]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b M. Justin McKiernan and L.E. Gobrecht (April 27, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: "Castle View" / Leland Castle". Retrieved 2008-02-13. (includes map) and Accompanying three photos, exterior and interior, from 1967, 1975, and 1970s
  3. ^ New Rochelle History-Nineteenth Century Archived 2004-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Leland Castle, College of New Rochelle National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1976
  5. ^ MUSEUMS;Art Studies Without the Homework, The New York Times, 2006
  6. ^ Inventory of Historic Places Archived 2009-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ National Register of Historic Places