Royal C. Peabody Estate

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Royal C. Peabody Estate is located in New York
Royal C. Peabody Estate
LocationLake Shore Dr., Lake George, New York
Coordinates43°27′3″N 73°41′40″W / 43.45083°N 73.69444°W / 43.45083; -73.69444Coordinates: 43°27′3″N 73°41′40″W / 43.45083°N 73.69444°W / 43.45083; -73.69444
Area5.2 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1895
ArchitectPeabody, Charles S.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.84003386[1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1984

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+12-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 now part of Con Edison.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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".


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