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Chateau Laroche. A “Castle” mostly built by one guy in southern Ohio.

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  1. TempusCavus says

    This building’s bizzareness comes from it’s history and location more than its architecture. Harry D. Andrews had a childhood love of medieval castles and after touring Europe in WW1 he made building one his hobby. The castle is made mostly of local rocks and a few concrete beams that were laid on site by him and a few friends.

    Today it is maintained by his former boy scout troop.

    More info: http://www.lovelandcastle.com/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateau_Laroche

  2. nevermindthisrepost says

    If this interests you, check out the book “Stranger Than Fiction” by Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club). It is a series of essays. One of the essays is called “Confessions in Stone,” and it’s about castles built by people in the USA. I can’t remember if this one is mentioned or not. Either way, it’s a good read.

  3. pheeny says

    Is this the castle from that guy on doomsday preppers? The one he fortified for the apocalypse?

  4. magnora7 says

    That is a lot more organized than Bishop’s Castle, built by one guy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It’s still very cool though: http://stevegarufi.com/festivalpage36.jpg

    But one side of it has to be held up by his pickup truck! Not exactly meeting OSHA building codes haha

  5. RomeClasses says

    Ohio must be a rough place.

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