Wellscroft, Wilmington

#7 among attractions in Wilmington

Tudor Revival architecture

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Wellscroft is a historic estate complex located at Upper Jay in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1903 and is a large and distinguished Tudor Revival–style summer estate home. It is a long, 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular-shaped building with several projecting bays, porches, gables and dormers, a porte cochere and a service wing. The rear facade features a large semi-circular projection. The first-story exterior is faced in native fieldstone. The interior features a number of Arts and Crafts style design features. Also on the property are a power house, fire house, gazebo, root cellar, reservoir, ruins of the caretaker's house and carriage house, and the remains of the landscaped grounds. ()

Coordinates: 44°20'37"N, 73°46'21"W

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Wilmington United States

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Wellscroft – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Santa's Workshop, Jay Bridge, Jay Mountain, Wilmington Bridge.

5.5 miNW
Amusement park, Theme park
Santa's Workshop, Wilmington
140 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque Adirondack Mountains of New York, Santa's Workshop in Wilmington is a delightful amusement park that has been enchanting visitors since its creation in 1949. Designed to capture the magic of the North Pole and the timeless appeal of...
3.1 miNE
Bridge
Jay Bridge, Jay
80 min walk • Jay Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that spans the east branch of the Ausable River in Jay, Essex County, New York, USA. It is eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
5.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jay Mountain, Adirondack Park
148 min walk • Jay Mountain is the 79th highest peak of the Adirondack Mountains. It is located in Essex County, New York, in the Jay Mountain Wilderness Area, within the towns of Jay and Lewis.
3.8 miNW
Bridge
Wilmington Bridge, Wilmington
98 min walk • Wilmington Bridge is a historic concrete arch bridge over the Ausable River at Wilmington in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1934 and is an arch bridge faced with stone, 37 feet wide and spanning 160 feet at roughly 24 feet, 8 inches above water level.
5.1 miW
44°20'53"N • 73°52'30"W
High Falls Gorge, Wilmington
130 min walk • Natural attraction, Geologic formation, Scenic walking areas
4.4 miW
44°21'13"N • 73°51'41"W
Whiteface Mountain Bike Park, Wilmington
114 min walk • Bike trail, Outdoor activities, Mountain
0.4 miS
Library, Tudor Revival architecture
Wells Memorial Library, Wilmington
10 min walk • Wells Memorial Library is a historic library building located at Upper Jay, Essex County, New York. It was built in 1907, and is a 1 1/2-story, square, frame building with Tudor Revival and Arts and Crafts design elements.
6 miSE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Jay Mountain Wilderness Area, Adirondack Park
154 min walk • The Jay Mountain Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit of the Forest Preserve, lies within the towns of Jay and Lewis in Essex County, New York. It is bounded by Glen Road on the south and private land boundaries elsewhere, except where the road west of Mt. Fay divides an appendage of state lands.