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Carrollcliffe, also known as Axe Castle or Castle Hotel & Spa, is a building in Tarrytown, New York which was constructed to resemble a European castle, with crenellated towers. It was built in two stages between 1897 and 1910 as the residence of General Howard Carroll, a newspaperman and playwright, to a design by the architect Henry Franklin Kilburn.
Beginning in 1941, it served for decades as the headquarters of the financial firm Axe-Houghton Management.
New owners Hanspeter and Steffi Walder of Tarrytown bought the property along with a group of investors in 1992. Their vision was to re-create Carrollcliff's glory days. The couple's vision was to convert the Castle into a luxury inn while rediscovering, and ultimately preserving the Castle's original beauty and charm. Their goal, Hanspeter says, is the operation of a hotel and restaurant that can be a haven for the stressed executive or professional desiring to relax in a setting that is warm, inviting, and majestic.
In 2003, Elite Hotels, a limited liability company formed by C. Dean Metropoulos, bought the property, then called The Castle at Tarrytown for $10.9 million, according to a newspaper article at the time, which described it as "a 31-room inn on 10.1 acres". It is now a hotel and spa.
SD Comments: I really can’t thank my wife enough for strong arming me to move to Tarrytown over the southwestern CT towns that I had always assumed would be my post NYC destiny for reasons nobody cares about here - so won’t get into.
I wonder if there is any connection between this Carrollcliffe castle and the uncannily similar Rockwood Hall castle (since demolished) that was less than 5 miles away. Below is a pic of Rockwood Hall for reference. I recently started a thread on Rockwood Hall and it should probably be linked here - but unfortunately I’m not that tech savvy to do it.
Beginning in 1941, it served for decades as the headquarters of the financial firm Axe-Houghton Management.
New owners Hanspeter and Steffi Walder of Tarrytown bought the property along with a group of investors in 1992. Their vision was to re-create Carrollcliff's glory days. The couple's vision was to convert the Castle into a luxury inn while rediscovering, and ultimately preserving the Castle's original beauty and charm. Their goal, Hanspeter says, is the operation of a hotel and restaurant that can be a haven for the stressed executive or professional desiring to relax in a setting that is warm, inviting, and majestic.
In 2003, Elite Hotels, a limited liability company formed by C. Dean Metropoulos, bought the property, then called The Castle at Tarrytown for $10.9 million, according to a newspaper article at the time, which described it as "a 31-room inn on 10.1 acres". It is now a hotel and spa.
SD Comments: I really can’t thank my wife enough for strong arming me to move to Tarrytown over the southwestern CT towns that I had always assumed would be my post NYC destiny for reasons nobody cares about here - so won’t get into.
I wonder if there is any connection between this Carrollcliffe castle and the uncannily similar Rockwood Hall castle (since demolished) that was less than 5 miles away. Below is a pic of Rockwood Hall for reference. I recently started a thread on Rockwood Hall and it should probably be linked here - but unfortunately I’m not that tech savvy to do it.
