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Longue Vue Island | |
![]() Postcard of Longue Vue Island taken during the 1970s | |
Location | St. Lawrence River at Alexandria, near Alexandria Bay, New York |
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Coordinates | 44°19′19″N 75°56′26″W / 44.32194°N 75.94056°W |
Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
Built | 1906 |
Architect | Barney and Chapman |
Architectural style | Arts & Crafts |
NRHP reference No. | 82001176[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 04, 1982 |
Longue Vue Island is an island located in the Thousand Islands region on the Saint Lawrence River. The island is on the American side of the river, adjacent to the St. Lawrence Seaway channel in Northern New York. It is a part of the Town of Alexandria, in Jefferson County, New York. It is the only artificial island in the entire region.
The original owner of the house was Hudson Rose, a New York City lumber dealer. The island was originally named Rossette after Rose. The home was bought in the mid-1920s by Temple Berdan, and was empty from 1932 to 1939. Lewis Dollinger purchased the home from Berdan's estate. It was later owned by the Dollinger Corporation and, after the tax laws were changed in the 1970s, was owned by the son of Dollinger Corporation founder Lewis Dollinger, F. Leslie Dollinger for many years. It was sold in 1994 to Arizona businessman Al Wareing, who is the current owner.