Royal C. Peabody Estate, also known as Wikiosco ("Home of Beautiful Waters"), is a historic lakefront estate located at Lake George, Warren County, New York. It was built about 1905 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, asymmetrical Tudor Revival–style summer residence. It is a stuccoed frame structure above a raised basement and first story sheathed in rough-cut granite.[2] It was originally built for Royal C. Peabody the founder of Brooklyn Edison now part of Con Edison.
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| Location | Lake Shore Dr., Lake George, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°27′3″N 73°41′40″W / 43.45083°N 73.69444°W |
| Area | 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | Peabody, Charles S. |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003386[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1984 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Raymond W. Smith (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Royal C. Peabody Estate". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-09-18. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".