Built in 1924 by Royal Newton Riblet, the three-story Florentine house is surrounded by an arched gatekeeper's house, sunken rose garden, open-air pagoda, terraced flower and herb gardens, and a life-sized checkerboard.

Riblet's brother, Byron, a chairlift manufacturer, inspired Riblet to install a passenger tram from his estate to the river valley 450 feet below.

Riblet was an inventor and developed patented devices such as a pattern sprinkler system, a mechanical parking garage, and the square wheel tractor displayed at the Cliff House.

Things have changed some since Riblet's death in the tram is gone and no one swims in the 60,000 gallon but the charm lives on.

Arbor Crest Wine Cellars purchased the National Historic Landmark in 1985. Today we welcome visitors to our tasting room and to share the beauty and whimsy of Riblet's home.

The Arbor Crest Cliff  House tasting room is open from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.