Carrollcliffe

Castle Hotel & Spa
Carrollcliffe is located in New York
Carrollcliffe
Location within New York
General information
Location400 Benedict Avenue, Tarrytown, New York
Coordinates41°04′02″N 73°50′56″W / 41.0671°N 73.8490°W / 41.0671; -73.8490
Completed1897, 1910

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 was built of stone in two stages, in 1897 and 1910, and has towers and turrets. It was originally named Carrollcliffe and was built as the residence of "General" Howard Carroll, a journalist, playwright and businessman, with intention that it should be reflect Norman castles in Wales, Scotland and Ireland. [2][3] a newspaperman and playwright,[4] It is based on 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.[5]

It was converted to a hotel during 1994–96.

New owners Hanspeter and Steffi Walder of Tarrytown 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.[6]

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".[7] It is now a hotel[8] and spa.

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

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Historical Society, Inc.; Historical Society Inc (1 October 1997). Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 88–. ISBN 978-0-7385-5780-9.
  4. ^ Adams, Arthur G. (1996). The Hudson River Guidebook. New York, NY, USA: Fordham Univ Press. p. 135. ISBN 0823216802.
  5. ^ Singer, Penny (8 November 1987). "The View from Axe Castle: Optimistic". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  6. ^ Boros, Phyllis. "IN BUSINESS; Spend the Night in the Castle of your Dreams?". Connecticut Post.
  7. ^ Brenner, Elsa (25 May 2003). "IN BUSINESS; Going Price for Castles? In Tarrytown, $10.9 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. ^ Leahy, Michael (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.