Kingfisher Tower is a 60-foot-tall (18 m) folly, built by Edward Clark in 1876, on the eastern shore of Otsego Lake at Point Judith. It is located north of Cooperstown, New York near County Highway 31.[1][2] The tower was used in a scene in a movie in 1911.[3]
| Kingfisher Tower | |
|---|---|
 Kingfisher Tower and Point Judith in 2006 | |
| Type | Folly |
| Location | North of Cooperstown, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°43′40″N 74°54′21″W / 42.7278521°N 74.9057086°W[1] |
| Elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m)[1] |
| Height | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | Henry J. Hardenbergh |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival |
  Location of Kingfisher Tower in New York  Kingfisher Tower (the United States) | |
It is a Gothic Revival structure built by Clark "to beautify the lake" and "to provide construction jobs during an economic turndown". Clark made his fortune investing in Isaac Singer's sewing machine company, and the structure now belongs to his descendants. It is on private property and is usually approachable only from the lake. The structure was designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kingfisher Tower". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Point Judity". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Cooperstown was a motion picture filming magnet in 1911". www.thedailystar.com/opinion. www.thedailystar.com/opinion. July 9, 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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- The Freeman's Journal (Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y.) September 07, 1876. page 3, image3 (online at nyshistoricnewspapers.org)
- http://www.startsandfits.com/hardenbergh/kingfisher.html
- http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/kingfish.htm
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