I had already been to the castle, and I love it! I wish I had lived here myself......Here's a little history...
The castle is built of Connecticut rocks.....way on top of a hillside overlooking the Connecticut River, home to the Goodspeed Opera House
Jeffrey was so nice to pose for a few photos.....
He is so nice to point the way to the castle.....He knew there was no way out of it, so why not have some fun????
William Gillette AKA Sherlock Holmes, had a steam locomotive running around his property...why not? This is the little station he had built...
freakin' nice arch, wouldn't you say, Watson?
He loved cats and had about 15 of them hanging out with him.....
In you go....nice latch....everything is hand made inside the castle.....we will concentrate on the doors....
but first to the main room.....
awsome ceilings....all wooden..........
Door 1....I love the flower...
Door 2.....
This door was incredible....I know all of the carpenters who read the Nantucket Mermaid Blog will love this!
All woven and carved.....
and the door knob...............
Another door.............
Mister Gillette had employed carpenters and masons to work on his castle, and they did a stuning job........
Mister Gillette had employed carpenters and masons to work on his castle, and they did a stuning job........
The levers on the right hand side are modeled after train levers and were used to turn the lights in the castle on and off.....
Outside is the view of the Connecticut River and his gardens......
Outside is the view of the Connecticut River and his gardens......
There's the little ferry we take over to the other side to a little town called Chester in the summer....saves a bunch of time instead of going over the bridge near the Opera House.........
Dad lives here but can't resist being a tourist..............
Down the stairs and away we go! Visit the Castle if you are in the area....it's beautiful.....even Jeffrey thought so! xo
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