Boldt Castle Sterling Christmas Ornament  2004 Hand and Hammer #3297.  This sterling silver collectible is a depiction of the famous Boldt Castle.  It was made using the lost wax method of casting silver by Hand and hammer silversmiths located in Woodbridge Virginia.  Boldt Castle, located on Heart Island (New York) in the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River, along the northern border of New York State, is a major landmark and tourist attraction in its region.  George Boldt, proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City and owner of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, and his family for several summers enjoyed an earlier frame cottage on Hart Island (the original name) which they greatly expanded. In 1900 the Boldts launched an ambitious construction campaign to build a huge masonry structure, one of the largest private homes in America.

Today, Boldt Castle is accessible by ferry from Alexandria Bay; Gananoque, Ontario; Rockport, Ontario; and Ivy Lea, Ontario; and most of the grounds and buildings can be explored by the public for a fee.

The size of this ornament is about 1-3/4" high  X  2" wide. This Sterling Silver Ornament is in Excellent like new collectible condition.

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