Basin Harbor Club
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The Basin Harbor Club is a club and guesthouse located in Vergennes
, Vermont
. The club’s first residence building was constructed in 1790 by Platt Rogers, who used it as an inn. The historical building stayed an inn and was run by his daughter after his death.
In 1882, construction started on what is to date the current buildings of the Basin Harbor Club. The inn was bought by Ardelia Beach, whose family has kept the club running over a hundred years later.
The current resort has four guesthouses and 77 private cottages on over 700 acres (2.8 km²) of land. The guesthouses include:
The club serves as a concert site for the annual Vermont Mozart Festival
.
The property includes a golf course with views of Lake Champlain
. The surrounding natural wildlife will soon be part of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
Vergennes, Vermont
Vergennes is a city located in the northwest quadrant of Addison County, Vermont, in the United States. Bordered by the towns of Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham, as of the 2000 census the city population was 2,741. It is the smallest of Vermont's nine cities in terms of population...
, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. The club’s first residence building was constructed in 1790 by Platt Rogers, who used it as an inn. The historical building stayed an inn and was run by his daughter after his death.
In 1882, construction started on what is to date the current buildings of the Basin Harbor Club. The inn was bought by Ardelia Beach, whose family has kept the club running over a hundred years later.
The current resort has four guesthouses and 77 private cottages on over 700 acres (2.8 km²) of land. The guesthouses include:
- The Lodge
- Harbor Homestead
- Champlain House
- Summit
The club serves as a concert site for the annual Vermont Mozart Festival
Vermont Mozart Festival
The Vermont Mozart Festival was a series of indoor and outdoor concerts presented annually at sites throughout the state of Vermont. The inaugural Festival of 1974 was conceived as a celebration of both the natural beauty of the state and the genius of the Festival's namesake, composer Wolfgang...
.
The property includes a golf course with views of Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
. The surrounding natural wildlife will soon be part of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
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