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.
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.
pheenysays
Is this the castle from that guy on doomsday preppers? The one he fortified for the apocalypse?
magnora7says
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
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
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.
pheeny says
Is this the castle from that guy on doomsday preppers? The one he fortified for the apocalypse?
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
RomeClasses says
Ohio must be a rough place.