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San Miguel de Gualdape (sometimes San Miguel de Guadalupe) was a short-lived Spanish colony founded in 1526 by Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón.It was established somewhere on the coast of present-day Georgetown, South Carolina, but the exact location has been the subject of a long-running scholarly dispute.
The house is dominated by a square tower, which housed a 3,000-US-gallon (11,000 L) water tank. [3] Rising nearly 40 feet (12 m) from a covered walkway, it bisects Atalaya's inner court. The inner walls of the main courtyard were covered with creeping fig vines, Sabal palmettos, the South Carolina state tree, and other palms.
Castle of Peñahora, near Humanes; Castle of Peñalén; Castle of Peñalver; Castle of las Peñas Alkalathem or Castle of las Peñas Alcalatenas, between Trillo and Viana de Mondéjar, on one of the Tetas de Viana; Pesebrico del Cid, Castle of Álvaro Yáñez or Castle of Barafáñez, near Romanones; Castle of Pioz
This Spanish castle was built in 1725 and was later renovated in the 1970s to add a kitchen, dining room, and living room on the lower level. ... rather secluded, there's a shop and a pub near the ...
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 South Carolina, United States. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
It consists of 61 sprawling acres, and boasts over a thousand feet of water frontage on the banks of the Housatonic River. At a whopping 52,245 square feet, it's currently the second biggest house ...
Atalaya is a large Spanish Revival building, built in 1931–33, without architectural drawings, but with clear design ideas imparted by Archer Huntington, who was (among other pursuits) a scholar of Spanish arts. Its styling is reminiscent of Moorish architecture found in coastal Spain. Roughly square in shape, it has about thirty rooms, most ...