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Castle of Heron Bay, Lake Worth, Texas. Formerly known as Whiting Castle, and commonly known as the Lake Worth Castle. Originally a three-room farm house built circa 1860, the property was won in a poker game by Samuel E. Whiting, who expanded and embellished the structure in the style of a castle, during the 1920s. [citation needed]
The world's most beautiful castles are better than any Disney fairy tale. Morgan Giordano. Updated October 17, 2016 at 11:40 AM. ... a Medieval island fortress along the shores of Lake Geneva.
The Towers or Aladdin Castle 1881 Queen Anne: Elberon: Originally built for Cornelius K. Garrison, was sold to Salomon R Guggenheim in 1900. The House was demolished in 1940. Lambert Castle: 1892 Romanesque and medieval: Paterson: Was built for Catholina Lambert and today is a museum. more images: Florham: 1893: English Baroque Revival: McKim ...
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The architecture of the U.S. state of Texas comes from a wide variety of sources. Many of the state's buildings reflect Texas' Spanish and Mexican roots; in addition, there is considerable influence from mostly the American South as well as the Southwest. Rapid economic growth since the mid twentieth century has led to a wide variety of ...
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In Ireland, as in Britain and most of Europe, encastellation was primarily a Norman venture. The first castles were motte-and-baileys built on the expanding frontier of the English Pale and within it to control the local population, according to Gerald of Wales. Stone castles were slow to develop, appearing in the late thirteenth century.