The Castle Builders



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Scattered throughout the world, there are a small handful of castles made by non-architects, constructed without a team of workers, and with very little money.

All the castles presented below were built by a single person, with occasional help from family members or friends. Raised rock by rock from the ground, these castles are the result of unfaltering vision, pure will, and a lifetime effort to make literal the phrase “a man’s home is his castle.”

Curious Expeditions takes you on a tour of 15 such self-built castles. The castle pictured is Chateau Laroche in Loveland, Ohio. Link


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Posted on November 22, 2007 at 1:32 am by Miss Cellania
Category: Architecture



5 comments to "The Castle Builders"

  • * MISS UNIVERSE
    November 22nd, 2007 at 5:24 am

    Now THAT castle is fit for a beauty queen!

  • Tempscire
    November 22nd, 2007 at 8:50 am

    I’ve been to Bishop’s Castle. It definitely has the non-professional, home-built look. Very nifty though. Fun like a haunted a house (a lack of railings on some of the spiral staircases and lots of mesh that made the ground so very visible…).

  • Chris
    November 22nd, 2007 at 11:18 pm

    If you’re in New England check this out : http://www.hammondcastle.org
    Nice place, with a lot of artifacts. Worth a sunday trip.

  • Holly
    November 23rd, 2007 at 7:06 am

    that castle is right down the street from my boyfriend’s parent’s house. it’s kinda neat because it’s down the crazy hills of loveland and it sits back in the trees a little bit.

  • Jason Vaughn
    May 24th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    I will ,in the near future be building a small castle and am looking for advice and too further my knowledge of this subject,please email me with any information if you have it,thank you

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