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Boldt and the Waldorf-Astoria foreclosed on the property in 1915. [8] [d] He was a trustee of Cornell University. [11] In 1923, Boldt's daughter, Mrs. Alfred G. Miles, donated US$50,000 to the university for the construction of Boldt Tower to honor her father's memory. [12] Boldt Hall is also named for him.
Alster Tower. George Boldt, proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City and manager of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, and his family enjoyed an earlier frame cottage on Hart Island (the island's original name) for several summers, which they greatly expanded. In 1900, George Boldt launched an ambitious construction ...
It was commissioned by George Boldt to house the many watercraft he owned and is adjacent to Boldt Castle. [2] The yacht house was designed by the Philadelphia architects G. W. & W. D. Hewitt and built in 1903. It is a massive, eclectic, Shingle-style structure composed of five elements, which are: a circular tower containing reception rooms,
Boldt Hall (1921, Alice Cook House) - named for trustee George Boldt; houses the Language House, the only program house in the West Campus House System Boldt Tower (1928, Alice Cook House) - named for trustee George Boldt, founding manager and president of the old Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City; an inscribed red sandstone block from ...
George Boldt ordered that all work be stopped and for 73 years the Castle and the other structures on the island were left to the forces of nature. The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority acquired the property in 1977; since that time, several million dollars have been spent rehabilitating and restoring the castle and surrounding structures.
Jul. 2—CLAYTON — Three Jefferson County high school seniors were recently named recipients of the Northern New York Community Foundation George C. Boldt Sr. Scholarship. Hayden Augliano ...
The ground and building were retained by George C. Boldt Jr. Boomer-du Pont offered the Boldt family $7,500,000 for the hotel. They refused, as the asking price was $10,000,000. In June 1925, the company backed by duPont, The Bellevue Company purchased the hotel for $6,500,000 from the heirs of George C. Boldt.
A list of significant buildings and facilities, existing or demolished, owned by or closely associated with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.Several buildings were on the National Register of Historic Places, including Bailey Hall, Caldwell Hall, Computing and Communications Center (formerly Comstock Hall), East Roberts Hall (demolished), Fernow Hall, Morrill Hall, Rice Hall, Roberts ...