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The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet (1,772.8 m 2) [2] Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.
Castle at Castle Park, near Holland, Michigan, built in 1890 for Michael Schwarz. It now serves as a community center for the Castle Park Association. [18] Castle Craig, Hubbard Park, Meriden, Connecticut, 32-foot-high (9.8 m) tower built in 1900. [19] Castle Falls, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, built 1945.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...
Some true castles were built in the Americas by the Spanish and French colonies. The first stage of Spanish fort construction has been termed the "castle period", which lasted from 1492 until the end of the 16th century. [123] Starting with Fortaleza Ozama, "these castles were essentially European medieval castles transposed to America". [124]
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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 15,781 people, 6,135 households, and 3,940 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,956.7 inhabitants per square mile (755.5/km 2). There were 3,518 housing units at an average density of 751.8 per square mile (290.3/km 2). Of the 6,135 households 35.4% had children under the ...
A 19th-century reconstruction of the keep at Château d'Étampes. Since the 16th century, the English word keep has commonly referred to large towers in castles. [4] The word originates from around 1375 to 1376, coming from the Middle English term kype, meaning basket or cask, and was a term applied to the shell keep at Guînes, said to resemble a barrel. [5]
Château Laroche, also known as the Loveland Castle, is a museum on the banks of the Little Miami River north of Loveland, Ohio, United States. Built in the style of a Medieval castle , construction began in the 1927 by Boy Scout troop leader, World War I veteran, and medievalist Harry D. Andrews. [ 1 ]