These U.S. ‘castles’ that were built in the 19th and 20th centuries do not necessarily qualify as such in the European sense, but they do represent a cross-section of some of the best architectural examples that a relatively young America has to offer!
As a point of reference, however, the first photograph is of the Hohenzollern Castle in Germany built in the 11th century and then rebuilt in 1454.
Hohenzollern Castle, Germany
Oheka Castle, Long Island, New York
Boldt Castle, Heart Island, New York
Hammond Castle, Gloucester, MA
Bannerman Castle, Pollepel Island, New York
Fonthill Castle, Doylestown, Pa.
Castello di Amorosa, Calistoga, California
Gillette Castle, East Haddam, Ct.
Hearst Castle, San Simeon, Ca.
Belvedere Castle, New York, New York
Gresham Castle, Galveston, Texas
Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Lyndhurst Castle, Tarrytown, New York
Loveland Castle, Loveland, Ohio
Castle Farms, Charlevoix, Michigan
H/T Mashable
Hohenzollern Castle Photo
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Written by Michael Haltman, President of Hallmark Abstract Service, New York.
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