Comments on: Miniature Castles Megapost

By: The Castle Lady

The Castle Lady — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:01:22 +0000

Richthofen Castle was built by the uncle of the Red Baron, Walter von Richthofen.

By: Beef

Beef — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:02:57 +0000

Richtofen Castle is always a cool one. Located smack in the middle of the Doctor/Lawyer district of Denver and full of WWI memorabilia. It was built by the Red Baron if I remember correctly…

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By: Capital Chay

Capital Chay — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:34:55 +0000

I guess I’ll have to start building a castle.

By: Barb Bloom

Barb Bloom — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:00:31 +0000

There is an interesting castle like house located in Cleveland, Ohio just due north of the Cleveland Zoo. On Live maps this castle is visible from the aerial shots.
http://maps.live.com/#JnE9eXAuVys0NCtTdHJlZXQrYW5kK1Rvcndvb2QrQ3QlMmMrQ2xldmVsYW5kJTJjK09IKzQ0MTA5JTdlc3N0LjAlN2VwZy4xJmJiPTQxLjQ1MzAyMzMxNDE5MTIlN2UtODEuNzE0MTUwNjQzMTMyMSU3ZTQxLjQ1MTEzOTA1Mjc1NzklN2UtODEuNzE1OTYzNzg5ODQ4MQ==

By: Don

Don — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:42:39 +0000

A very cool castle, Château Laroche, also known as the Loveland Castle, can be found just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. It even has knights who take care of it! It can be seen (barely) at:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

A somewhat better view can be seen at:

http://maps.live.com/#JnE9eXAuMTIwMjUrU2hvcmUrUmQlMmMrTG92ZWxhbmQrT0hJTys0NTE0MCU3ZXNzdC4wJTdlcGcuMSZiYj00OS40Mzk1NTY5NTg5NDA4JTdlLTQzLjk0NTMxMjUlN2UyNy4yMTU1NTYyMDkwMjk3JTdlLTEyNC4yNzczNDM3NQ==

It has a Web site with some decent photos at:

http://www.lovelandcastle.com

It was built by hand by a man named Harry Andrews who lived in it until his death at the age of 91.

By: dr.R.

dr.R. — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:16:38 +0000

In Finland you have the castle of Kajaani, supposedly the smallest stone castle in Europe and the northernmost castle in the world, but unfortunately it’s not really visible in Google Maps.

But then there is always still this (truly) miniature castle in The Netherlands: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:00:04 +0000

Gillette Castle in Connecticut, it’s a home overlooking the Connecticut River built by a rich eccentric, later turned into a state park.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:46:36 +0000

There is a castle in Truro, MA that is known as the “Jenny Lind Tower” and is simply a lone castle tower.

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It is situated next to the now-closed North Truro Air Force Base, and is directly adjacent to a huge radar dome (an odd juxtaposition when you see it in person).

Legend has it that Lind sang from the tower, when it was located in Boston in the 1850’s, in order to quell the masses of people who were unable to get tickets to her performance and that an admirer later had the tower moved to Truro, stone by stone.

By: Ian Brown

Ian Brown — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:24:13 +0000

John – that’s awesome! The wall and corner towers just top it off nicely.
Dad: Now you kids behave or I’ll lock you in the tower!
Wise-ass Kid: Oh yeah, which one? {smack} OW!

By: john

john — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:17:50 +0000

There is a castle in Versailles, KY. While Google’s imagery is too poor to show it, you can see it in Live Maps very well.

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=qb703p7yc0wp&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=24577564&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

The castle had been a mystery for decades, until the man who originally built it — and never finished it — died several years ago. A lawyer from the area who now lives in Florida purchased it from the man’s family a few years ago. Shortly after this, the building was destroyed in a fire. At the time this shot was taken, the castle was in the process of being rebuilt. It is now complete and finally open to the public.

For those interested, there is a website with more information.

http://www.postcastle.com/