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Offbeat Homes

June 20th, 2007

You Think Your Home Renovations Are Tough…

Try underpinning a castle.
This is the Canterbury Castle. The Canterbury was built in 1931 and is meant to resemble the original Canterbury Castle in England. The castle is located in Portland, Oregon and the latest I hear it’s a privately owned residence. It’s about a 20 minute drive from my house, so I may head […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 0 comments

June 21st, 2006

Dracula’s Castle Given Back

Under new legislation in the eastern European country of Romania, the government has been returning property seized by the former communist regime to its rightful owners. Last month, Dominic van Hapsburg - a New York architect - had the ownership of the fabled Dracula’s Castle given back to his family.
Officially named Bran Castle, the […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 3 comments

March 21st, 2006

Bishop Castle - One Man’s Construction Project

High in the mountains of southern Colorado, one can find what is billed as the ‘Real Colorado Renaissance‘. A life-encompassing project known as the Bishop Castle and described as the ‘Largest One Man Construction Project in the Country, quite possibly the World!‘ From the web site…
Built entirely with the two hands of ONE […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 1 comment