The Hart House Hotel welcomed her first travelers to Medina 1876, our nation's centennial year. It was Medina's finest inn, boasting over 30 well-appointed rooms with restaurant, bar, and billiards room. Its scale befit a prosperous and industrialized canal port village.
Proprietor and namesake Elizur Kirke Hart of Albion, a banker, US congressman, and founder the Rochester Post Express, had by the hotel's opening amassed a sizeable fortune which was reflected in the hotel's high Italianate styling and fine appointments.However, it was perhaps another building project at the other end of the state that earned Mr. Hart a prominent place in New York history.
In the 1870s, Mr. Hart bought a large, secluded island in the Thousand Islands upon which he built an 80-room summer "cottage." After his death in 1892, Hart (renamed "Heart") Island was acquired by George C. Boldt, who dismantled Mr. Hart's cottage and slid it in pieces across the frozen St. Lawrence River to make room for his own mammoth castle.
Proprietor and namesake Elizur Kirke Hart of Albion, a banker, US congressman, and founder the Rochester Post Express, had by the hotel's opening amassed a sizeable fortune which was reflected in the hotel's high Italianate styling and fine appointments.However, it was perhaps another building project at the other end of the state that earned Mr. Hart a prominent place in New York history.
In the 1870s, Mr. Hart bought a large, secluded island in the Thousand Islands upon which he built an 80-room summer "cottage." After his death in 1892, Hart (renamed "Heart") Island was acquired by George C. Boldt, who dismantled Mr. Hart's cottage and slid it in pieces across the frozen St. Lawrence River to make room for his own mammoth castle.
Services
With 21 Wineries and counting, the Niagara Wine Trail is fast becoming a major Western New York destination.
The Hart House is the perfect starting or ending point for your tour.
Right in our hotel is 810 Meadworks, WNY's first meadery, which makes alcoholic libations from fermented honey.
Down the road is Leonard Oakes Estate Winery, a multi-generation family farm with award-winning reds, whites and hard bubbly ciders.
Check out their Steampunk Festival in the Fall!
Afterwards, cozy up at the Hart for a night.
The Hart House is the perfect starting or ending point for your tour.
Right in our hotel is 810 Meadworks, WNY's first meadery, which makes alcoholic libations from fermented honey.
Down the road is Leonard Oakes Estate Winery, a multi-generation family farm with award-winning reds, whites and hard bubbly ciders.
Check out their Steampunk Festival in the Fall!
Afterwards, cozy up at the Hart for a night.
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