Wilson Castle is a nineteenth century estate located at Proctor in the U.S. state of Vermont. The house was built in 1867 in an exuberant mix of nineteenth century architectural styles including Dutch neo-renaissance, Scottish baronial, Queen Anne, and Romanesque Revival. It is now operated as a house museum and is open late May until late October for an admission fee.
The house was built by Vermont-born John Johnson, a physician, and his English...
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Wilson Castle is a nineteenth century estate located at Proctor in the U.S. state of Vermont. The house was built in 1867 in an exuberant mix of nineteenth century architectural styles including Dutch neo-renaissance, Scottish baronial, Queen Anne, and Romanesque Revival. It is now operated as a house museum and is open late May until late October for an admission fee.
The house was built by Vermont-born John Johnson, a physician, and his English wife. Planning and construction of the house lasted for nearly eight years, and cost $1,300,000. Johnson met his wife in England while studying medicine, and he employed at least two English architects in the design of the house and its eighteen outbuildings. The Johnsons remained in the house only briefly. The castle was repossessed when Mrs. Johnson died, and Dr. Johnson was unable to afford taxes or maintenance. Antiques and valuables were auctioned off or taken by unpaid employees and locals began to call the castle "Johnson's Folly."...
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