Description of Real Estate
This 6.9-acre Carleton Island villa features three waterfronts: North Bay (287′), South Bay 330′, and 198′ in front of the villa. The house has been vacant for more than 70 years. The top stories are made of wood frames with deteriorating masonry on a stone base. The Island is supplied with electricity and water from the River, but the Villa is not linked to any services. Built in 1895, the Villa was occupied until around 1927. Contractors were given permission to enter the villa during the World War Era to take out the doors, windows, and interior, leaving it open to the weather.
6.9 acres, 15,000 square feet, with 11 bedrooms
Lot 1, Carleton, Cape Vincent, New York 13618
Past Events
William O. Wyckoff, a sales representative for E. Remington & Sons, constructed Wyckoff Villa in the 1890s. In 1886, Wyckoff created the Standard Typewriter Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. The 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2), eleven-bedroom Richardsonian Romanesque-Tudor Revival hybrid home, designed by William Henry Miller, was occupied for a brief period of time until Wyckoff passed just one day after arriving in 1895. General Electric owned the land for a short time and had planned to turn it into a corporate retreat, but the plans were shelved during World War II. The house is falling apart; World War II saw the removal of windows and doors, leaving it vulnerable to the weather and causing the stone foundation and the timber top floors to decay.
The buyer intends to repair the asset.
Photos of Property in 1890’s:
