Mr. Boldt came to America in the 1860's from Prussia, the son of poor parents. A man of tremendous industry and organizational skill, with daring and imagination, he became the most successful hotel magnate in America. He owned the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, and the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia, Pennsysvania. He was the president of the St Lawrence River Real Estate, The Thousand Islands Country Club, the Hotel Association of New York City, a trustee of Cornell University.
Boldt invested over $2.5 million to build
this replica of a Rhineland castle, bringing
in the finest of artists and the most skilled
craftsmen for this project. He planned on
presenting it to his wife on Valentine's
Day as a monument of his love for her. Work
was underway on the eleven buildings that
would comprise the castle complex when tragedy
struck. In January of 1904 Louise Boldt died,
ending the dreams of a lifetime. Heartbroken,
Boldt telegrammed his construction crews
ordering that all work be stopped. Three
hundred workmen dropped their tools and left
the island. Boldt never returned to the island,
leaving it instead as an unfinished monument
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