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George Charles Boldt (
1851-
1916), was a
Prussian-born, self-made millionaire, who influenced the development of the urban hotel as a civic social center and luxurious destination.
He was proprietor of the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in
New York City and built and owned
The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in
Philadelphia (now the
Park Hyatt). He was a trustee of
Cornell University, to which his daughter donated the Boldt Tower, a gothic residence hall.
He is perhaps best known for building
Boldt Castle in the
Thousand Islands area of
New York State. The castle was intended as a gift for his wife Louise Kehrer Boldt, but when she died suddenly in
1904, construction was halted. The castle, which has gone under major restoration after decades of vandalism, is now a major summer tourist attraction at
Alexandria Bay.
Boldt is credited with popularizing
Thousand Island dressing during his time at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, when he instructed
Maître d',
Oscar Tschirky, to include it on the menu. The hotel introduced many popular food items, such as
Waldorf Salad.
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