The Boathouse was built in the late 1800’s by William Tevis as part of his 75 acre estate. Due to a bad financial investment and bankruptcy, the then Tevis Estate was purchased by George Pope, Sr. of the Pope & Talbot Lumber and Shipping Company. George’s pride and joy was his motorboat, The Sheik, which he named after his friend and frequent guest Rudolph Valentino. The Sheik was the biggest and fastest boat of its time on Lake Tahoe, and was housed in the Valhalla Boathouse during that period.
The Boathouse was built in the late 1800’s by William Tevis as part of his 75 acre estate. Due to a bad financial investment and bankruptcy, the then Tevis Estate was purchased by George Pope, Sr. of the Pope & Talbot Lumber and Shipping Company. George’s pride and joy was his motorboat, The... See More
The Boathouse was built in the late 1800’s by William Tevis as part of his 75 acre estate. Due to a bad financial investment and bankruptcy, the... See More
