The Rocks - A Victorian Cottage on Seneca Lake

This cottage built in 1902 takes you back in time. The Rocks, set in the woods and overlooking the lake, provides a peaceful setting for one to appreciate nature. Sit on the front porch and listen to the birds or watch a magnificent sunset. Because this is an older cottage, you must bring your own drinking water. If you are looking for an upscale, modern place, then you may want to stay elsewhere. BUT if you want to relax and capture a bygone era, you will love The Rocks.

The space
There is a lovely porch, a back patio, a comfortable living room, a dining room with a table for 9 and a well equipped kitchen. On the second floor in the main house, you will find 4 bedrooms and the half bathroom. Harriet’s Room has a queen bed with a window air conditioner. The Children’s Room has 2 twin beds and the Blue Room has 2 twin beds. The Yellow Room has 1 twin bed. The bathroom has a sink, toilet and old fashion claw foot tub. In order to get to an extra room that is attached to the side of the house, you walk out the kitchen door, go 8-10 steps and walk into the Albert Lyman Room. There you will find a bedroom with a queen bed and the bathroom with a shower, toilet and sink.

Because this is an older cottage, there isn’t a modern HVAC system. There is a great gas burning fireplace, electric baseboard heat in the living and dining room as well as space heaters in the bedrooms for chilly nights. The cottage doesn’t have air conditioning, other than in Harriet’s Room. Usually, there are nice breezes from the lake.

When you rent The Rocks, you have full use of the entire house, the 90’ of lake frontage, the dock and 1.5 acres of property.

There is comfortable parking for at least 4 cars. The lower part of Warner Road has concrete water diverters and may scrape the bottom of low to the ground vehicles. The drive down the tree lined road to the cottage is magical on sunny days. If you are lucky, you will see chipmunks, rabbits, woodpeckers and owls just before the cottage and lake come into view. If you like nature, you will enjoy The Rocks.

Guest access
The entire house will be for you use during your stay. You will enjoy the large beach area, the dock, the 4 parking spaces and the 1.5 acres of woods.

There are about 20 steps to the beach. Be sure to bring water shoes for all your guest because of the stones and zebra mussels. Seneca Lake is a fresh water lake that is refreshing (chilly.). For safety purposes, diving or jumping is only allowed off the end of the main dock where the water is deep enough.