Item 11: Interior of hall in Wyckoff or Carleton Villa, Carleton Island, Cape Vincent, N.Y.

Dick, Photo Artist, Cape Vincent, N.Y. [photographer]. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1900?. Image depicts the interior of the hall in Wyckoff Villa, as it's called on the reverse of this photo, but better known as Carleton Villa on Carleton Island, one of the thousand islands near Cape Vincent, N.Y. The hall is filled with furniture, with a large stairway leading to the second story, and light coming through both first- and second-story windows. A fireplace is slightly visible on the left. The villa was completed in 1894 and owned by the Wyckoff family, but at some point was the summer home of the Johnson family, referring to the William G. Johnson family, founder of the William G. Johnson Company, aka Johnson Dye Wood Company, in Uncasville, Conn. A history of the house does not indicate when the Johnsons owned it. As of 2003, the house was derelict and had been abandoned for over 70 years. See http://www.thousandislandslife.com/BackIssues/Archive/tabid/393/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/66/Carleton-Villa-Visit-2003.aspx. 23.5 x 18.75 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.