The boathouse had provisions to hoist the tender over the ice. The Aphrodite itself did not dock at the dock but just beyond the outcrop of trees seen through the portcullis (designed by Julian Burroughs). The mooring allowed residents of the main house to see the boat framed by the landscaping.
The grill was dropped and left in the water sometime in the 1930s. It has been restored to its former position.

Victor Van Carpels

6 October 2002

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