Client Restoration Project

Member of Historic Hotels of America.

Mohonk Mountain House was our flagship historic hotel project and introduction to the world of Historic Hotels of America & Historic Hotels Worldwide. Northern Lights Restoration has enjoyed this long-standing partnership with Mohonk Mountain House and each project brings us back to our memorable start together. Over the years, we have refinished numerous guestroom furnishings, historic parlors and lounges, the Central Grand Staircase (featuring 1400 hand-tooled spindles), and 100 antique fireplace mantels. We provide both furniture refinishing and architectural woodwork restoration services in various locations of the resort and through ongoing maintenance programs.

Founder Albert & Alfred Smiley established Mohonk Mountain House in 1869 as a lakeside sanctuary in the Shawangunk Mountains, with the aim of providing both recreation and a return to nature. Six generations of the Smiley family have since expanded the original ten-room inn into the sprawling National Historic Landmark it is today. The resort, with historic building additions from 1879–1910 and a modern 2005 spa wing, features 259 guest rooms and 150 original, working fireplaces, some over a century old. Surrounded by 40,000 acres of pristine forest, this iconic castle resort is located just 90 miles north of New York City.