Vikingsholm

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Vikingsholm is a historic Scandinavian-style stone mansion and former summer home located on the shores of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe in California.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
mansion
museum
tourist attraction
access hiking trail from Emerald Bay State Park parking area
architect Lennart Palme
architecturalStyle Nordic style
Scandinavian Revival architecture
completionDate 1929
constructionStartDate 1928
country United States
developer Lora Josephine Knight
hasHeritageStatus one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the United States
hasPart courtyard
stone walls
turret
hasTour guided tours in summer season
hasView Lake Tahoe
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
National Historic Landmark
inception 1929
locatedIn California
El Dorado County, California
Emerald Bay
Lake Tahoe
United States
locatedOn Lake Tahoe
shore of Emerald Bay
locatedWithinProtectedArea Emerald Bay State Park
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Viking culture
nearbyFeature Eagle Falls
Fannette Island NERFINISHED
numberOfStoreys 2
openToPublic true
ownedBy California Department of Parks and Recreation
partOf Emerald Bay State Park
roofMaterial cedar shingles
styleInfluencedBy Danish architecture
Finnish architecture
Norwegian architecture
Swedish architecture
touristActivity hiking
historic house tours
sightseeing
use summer home

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dead Man’s Island
Inspiration Point ("Vikingsholm Castle")
near
Fannette Island ("Vikingsholm teahouse")
associatedWith
Emerald Bay
hasStructure
Fannette Island
nearbyLandmark

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