The Millennium Manor was built in 1939 by a man whose faith was so strong, he believed one could gain immortality by living in this house. Constructed entirely of stone, the man boasted it would last 1000 years and could not be felled by bombs or the wrath of nature.
Here’s the backstory on this thing. Trust me, it is a wild tale from start to finish—
William Andrew Nicholson was the grand architect behind this massive stone mansion, which boasts 14 rooms. He had built the home by hand, starting construction on it in 1939 when he was just 61 years old. He was a carpenter by trade, working 8 hours a day at his job and then working 6 to 8 hours on his home. He had done this for many years and when asked during a 1957 interview by the Daily Times in Maryville, he had this to say about his work, “”It cannot rust or rot.And if nothing wrecks it there is no reason why it shouldn’t last a million years.” Nicholson had also held the belief that if one believed in the idea of eternal life through their faith in Jesus Christ, then one would literally live forever. By building this house, he believed, he and his family would truly live for aeons in this house, even if the world had been bombarded by atomic weapons.
In 1950, his wife of over 50 years, Fair, died of cancer at the age of 72. He somehow attributed her death to her not believing in literally living forever, saying, “It was hard to be parted from her after so many years. My wife believed in me but her faith in eternal life was weak. She tried to believe, but she had her doubts. There came times when she talked of dying.” Although he believed in the idea of living forever through the construction of this house, William Nicholson died at the age of 88 in 1965. He was almost rendered blind and deaf by age. When his time of death was growing closer, he had told his pastor, “If God doesn’t intervene soon, I will die.”
The current owners of the house are currently renovating it and are trying to get it put onto the National Registry of Historic Places. It is said that the manor itself is haunted by the spirit of William Nicholson, who continues to work on his manor, even in death.
heavy_deezsays
Looks like it’s doing pretty good so far 👍
poncho5202says
welp, it’ll certainly teach the big bad wolf a lesson
BadassDeluxesays
Thanks for the good content
wlbrndlsays
RemindMe! 1000 years
erectionofjesussays
Super quality content, OP!
RedLegend57says
Where is this at?
Alexthegerbilsays
Why is the Qing imperial flag being flown?
patricklfdvsays
Thought this was a 2000s game render for a sec
Syllogism19says
https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/tour-alcoa-s-millennium-manor-castle-from-may/article_1709d05e-5a87-5c5f-97bd-897cb103a11c.html
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> Alcoa has a castle — complete with a cannon and gargoyles and even a few unsolved mysteries.
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> You have a chance to tour Millennium Manor Castle at the free yearly open house May 25-27, from noon to 6 p.m. at 500 N. Wright Road.
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> Owners Dean and Karen Fontaine stopped recently to talk about the unusual stone 15-room home that was built to withstand Armageddon. The outside walls are at least 25 inches thick. The interior walls are at least 19 inches thick. Floors are more than 4 feet thick, and the 420-plus-ton roof is more than 3 feet thick.
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> The upper level has seven chimney flues, and there is an outdoor well that is six stories deep and 5 feet in diameter. A stone wall encloses the castle and the approximately 1 acre of land surrounding it.
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> “The house was built by William Andrew Nicholson and his wife, Fair,” Dean Fontaine said. “He was 61 when they started in 1938 and finished in 1946. They did almost all the work themselves, without the aid of machinery. She mixed and set the mortar. They had a son who lived in a house behind them and he helped.
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> “They believed Armageddon was going to happen in 1959. When that came and went they said ‘69. They were using biblical numbers. They had a garden, a well, a bitter orange tree — the only citrus that will grow north of Georgia, and other fruit-bearing trees,” he said.
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> The house was sold but sat empty for many years. Then one day in 1993, the stars lined up for Dean Fontaine.
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> “I was in the firehall designing a house because I couldn’t find what I wanted. I said, ‘That’s what I want! But I probably can’t afford it.’ They were asking $40,000. To be that cheap I assumed it was structurally unsound. I found someone doing their doctorate on medieval castles and she gladly looked at it. She said it was over-built by 250%, meaning you could put another castle on top of it. I filled up the curb once a week for nine weeks. It was enough to completely fill a truck each week—a dozen lawnmowers, a tiller, gutters, lots of brush. There’s actually only one crack in the whole building, which is phenomenal.”
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> Dean lived in the house for many years before he met his wife, Karen. Now they live a few doors down, close enough to keep an eye on their castle.
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> Over the weekend, they’ll be accepting donations for the upkeep of the structure. They’re also very interested in finding old pictures of the castle, especially from when it was used as a haunted house while it was unoccupied.
TheArcherofRed says
Here’s the backstory on this thing. Trust me, it is a wild tale from start to finish—
William Andrew Nicholson was the grand architect behind this massive stone mansion, which boasts 14 rooms. He had built the home by hand, starting construction on it in 1939 when he was just 61 years old. He was a carpenter by trade, working 8 hours a day at his job and then working 6 to 8 hours on his home. He had done this for many years and when asked during a 1957 interview by the Daily Times in Maryville, he had this to say about his work, “”It cannot rust or rot.And if nothing wrecks it there is no reason why it shouldn’t last a million years.” Nicholson had also held the belief that if one believed in the idea of eternal life through their faith in Jesus Christ, then one would literally live forever. By building this house, he believed, he and his family would truly live for aeons in this house, even if the world had been bombarded by atomic weapons.
In 1950, his wife of over 50 years, Fair, died of cancer at the age of 72. He somehow attributed her death to her not believing in literally living forever, saying, “It was hard to be parted from her after so many years. My wife believed in me but her faith in eternal life was weak. She tried to believe, but she had her doubts. There came times when she talked of dying.” Although he believed in the idea of living forever through the construction of this house, William Nicholson died at the age of 88 in 1965. He was almost rendered blind and deaf by age. When his time of death was growing closer, he had told his pastor, “If God doesn’t intervene soon, I will die.”
The current owners of the house are currently renovating it and are trying to get it put onto the National Registry of Historic Places. It is said that the manor itself is haunted by the spirit of William Nicholson, who continues to work on his manor, even in death.
heavy_deez says
Looks like it’s doing pretty good so far 👍
poncho5202 says
welp, it’ll certainly teach the big bad wolf a lesson
BadassDeluxe says
Thanks for the good content
wlbrndl says
RemindMe! 1000 years
erectionofjesus says
Super quality content, OP!
RedLegend57 says
Where is this at?
Alexthegerbil says
Why is the Qing imperial flag being flown?
patricklfdv says
Thought this was a 2000s game render for a sec
Syllogism19 says
https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/tour-alcoa-s-millennium-manor-castle-from-may/article_1709d05e-5a87-5c5f-97bd-897cb103a11c.html
>
> Alcoa has a castle — complete with a cannon and gargoyles and even a few unsolved mysteries.
>
> You have a chance to tour Millennium Manor Castle at the free yearly open house May 25-27, from noon to 6 p.m. at 500 N. Wright Road.
>
> Owners Dean and Karen Fontaine stopped recently to talk about the unusual stone 15-room home that was built to withstand Armageddon. The outside walls are at least 25 inches thick. The interior walls are at least 19 inches thick. Floors are more than 4 feet thick, and the 420-plus-ton roof is more than 3 feet thick.
>
> The upper level has seven chimney flues, and there is an outdoor well that is six stories deep and 5 feet in diameter. A stone wall encloses the castle and the approximately 1 acre of land surrounding it.
>
> “The house was built by William Andrew Nicholson and his wife, Fair,” Dean Fontaine said. “He was 61 when they started in 1938 and finished in 1946. They did almost all the work themselves, without the aid of machinery. She mixed and set the mortar. They had a son who lived in a house behind them and he helped.
>
> “They believed Armageddon was going to happen in 1959. When that came and went they said ‘69. They were using biblical numbers. They had a garden, a well, a bitter orange tree — the only citrus that will grow north of Georgia, and other fruit-bearing trees,” he said.
>
> The house was sold but sat empty for many years. Then one day in 1993, the stars lined up for Dean Fontaine.
>
> “I was in the firehall designing a house because I couldn’t find what I wanted. I said, ‘That’s what I want! But I probably can’t afford it.’ They were asking $40,000. To be that cheap I assumed it was structurally unsound. I found someone doing their doctorate on medieval castles and she gladly looked at it. She said it was over-built by 250%, meaning you could put another castle on top of it. I filled up the curb once a week for nine weeks. It was enough to completely fill a truck each week—a dozen lawnmowers, a tiller, gutters, lots of brush. There’s actually only one crack in the whole building, which is phenomenal.”
>
> Dean lived in the house for many years before he met his wife, Karen. Now they live a few doors down, close enough to keep an eye on their castle.
>
> Over the weekend, they’ll be accepting donations for the upkeep of the structure. They’re also very interested in finding old pictures of the castle, especially from when it was used as a haunted house while it was unoccupied.
More pictures http://www.blountweb.com/millenniummanor/