They built their own castles
I’ve been to most of the major castles in the United States, such as the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California; the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California; the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, New York; Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia….
At a home inspection a couple of days ago, I discovered two castles sitting side by side at the top of a hill:
I sat there and studied them for a little while, and as far as I could tell, except for trim color, they are pretty much identical. They have a view of the Sweetwater Reservoir, something like this:
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Posted on April 5, 2012, in Manmade, Photos and tagged castles, hearst castle, monticello, vanderbilt mansion, winchester mystery house. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
How odd!
I suspect it’s probably two brothers, two sisters, two whatever, because I can’t see a developer doing something like that. Two unique houses sitting side by side make them less unique.
Maybe there’s His and Hers castles for people with more money than sense!
As for visiting castles, have you visited Castell Gwynn in Triune TN? Not famous, but a wonderful story nonetheless.
http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/gwynn.htm
Have not been to that one since construction started in 1980. Looks quite interesting. I see that it’s also difficult to get into since it’s a private residence. Have to buy Renaissance tickets and that’s the only time you can get inside.
Russel – I am alive and well. This is my prime time to photograph here before the temps get crazy! Love these photographs but I wouldn’t live in this castle
In the Mani area of the Peloponnese in Greece they built their homes to resemble castles and most of them are built out of stone. I must admit that they’re not my cup of tea but very popular there.