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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 sixty room mansion.〔(New Rochelle History-Nineteenth Century )〕 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.〔 (includes map) and (''Accompanying three photos, exterior and interior, from 1967, 1975, and 1970s'' )〕〔''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〕 Leland Castle and the surrounding property have since been incorporated as part of the campus of the College of New Rochelle.〔( MUSEUMS;Art Studies Without the Homework ), The New York Times, 2006〕 The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and the New York State Register in 1980.〔〔(Inventory of Historic Places )〕〔(National Register of Historic Places )〕 ==Architecture== The main structure is a two and a half story, Gothic Revival home constructed of coarse granite stone. The exterior is enhanced on the southeast corner by a tall square tower, by an hexagonal tower on the northeast, and a round tower on the northwest. The main entrance on the eastern facade is framed by a Gothic pointed arch. Tall, black walnut doors ornamented with lion's heads are flanked by slender sidelights crowned with Gothic details. All windows are decorated with Gothic tracery and topped with heavily molded labels. As late as 1890 a wooden porte cochere with an open balcony above it stood before the main entrance. Two wooden verandas also opened out from the original building, as did a greenhouse on the south end. All these had disappeared before 1900. The greenhouse was replaced by a veranda, which in turn was replaced in 1897 by a room that followed the outlines of the original greenhouse.〔 The entrance hall features walnut paneling and a blue and gold Minton tiled floor. The gothic style library contains a bay window with stained and etched glass borders, original interior shutters and bookcases, and one of the three original fireplaces in the mansion. Some of the first floor rooms are in the Renaissance style, with round arched doorways. The music room arches are crowned with rococo crests bearing busts of English sovereigns. In the dining room, a Renaissance style sideboard and mantel, originally designed for this room, contrast with the Gothic diamond paned windows with etched, amber colored, stained glass borders. The sliding doors between the dining and drawing rooms retain their panels of etched glass.〔 In 1902, a large wing was built onto the north side adjoining the former billiard room and picture gallery extension followed the Gothic style of the original castle. The attic rooms have been subdivided, and a small chapel was installed in a former bedroom on the second floor. In 1926, the wooden parapet of the rear north tower was destroyed by lightning. During the middle part of the twentieth century, the wooden gables, turrets and crenellations over the bay windows were replaced by galvanized iron copies.〔 In 1974 an interior staircase was installed in the square tower. The castle has three multi-flue chimneys which were originally used to heat the interior. The ornate fixtures of the original gas lighting system remain throughout. A chapel, not original to the building, is attached to the south elevation and a dormitory wing, with a larger chapel which was added in 1902.〔Sister Martha Counihan O.S.U. "Simeon Leland's Castle at New Rochelle." Unpublished Masters Thesis. University of Delaware. 1973〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leland Castle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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