Kingfisher Tower

This article is about a building in New York. For the landform in Utah, see Kingfisher Tower (Utah).
Kingfisher Tower
Kingfisher Tower and Point Judith in 2006
TypeFolly
LocationNorth of Cooperstown, New York
Coordinates42°43′40″N 74°54′21″W / 42.7278521°N 74.9057086°W / 42.7278521; -74.9057086[1]
Elevation1,201 ft (366 m)[1]
Height60 ft (18 m)
Built1876
ArchitectHenry J. Hardenbergh
Architectural style(s)Gothic Revival
Kingfisher Tower is located in New York
Kingfisher Tower
Location of Kingfisher Tower in New York
Kingfisher Tower is located in the United States
Kingfisher Tower
Kingfisher Tower (the United States)
Kingfisher Tower on Otsego Lake c. 1880

Kingfisher Tower is a 60-foot-tall (18 m) folly on the eastern shore of Otsego Lake, New York, at Point Judith. Located north of Cooperstown near County Highway 31,[1][2] the Gothic Revival tower was designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh for Singer Sewing Machine Company magnate Edward Clark in 1876, who built it "to beautify the lake" and "provide construction jobs during an economic turndown".

The property is still owned by his descendants, and is usually approachable only from the lake. A movie was made there in 1913.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kingfisher Tower". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  2. ^ "Point Judity". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  3. ^ "Cooperstown was a motion picture filming magnet in 1911". www.thedailystar.com/opinion. www.thedailystar.com/opinion. July 9, 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2019. data
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