List of castles in the United States

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This is a list of castles in the United States . None can properly be described as true castles, as there was no medieval period in the Western Hemisphere comparable to that in Europe. Castles were obsolete by the time of European settlement. They are primarily country houses, follies, or other types of buildings built to give the appearance of a castle. They are usually designed in the Gothic Revival, Châteauesque, Romanesque Revival, Scots Baronial or Tudor Revival styles. Some, however, are actual fortifications. This list includes items in many states.

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List of castles in the United States

Bacon's Castle, 2014, in Surry County, Virginia Bacon's Castle from the front, 2014.JPG
Bacon's Castle, 2014, in Surry County, Virginia
Beacon Towers in Sands Point, New York Beacon Towers 1922 northwestern elevation.jpg
Beacon Towers in Sands Point, New York
Belvedere Castle, a folly in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City Belvedere Castle, Central Park.jpg
Belvedere Castle, a folly in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City
Berkeley Castle in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia BerkeleyCastle WestVirginia.jpg
Berkeley Castle in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Bettendorf Castle in Fox River Grove, Illinois Fox River Grove Castle.JPG
Bettendorf Castle in Fox River Grove, Illinois
Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina Biltmore Estate - front facade.JPG
Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina
Boldt Castle on Heart Island, Thousand Islands, New York ThousandIslandsCastle.jpg
Boldt Castle on Heart Island, Thousand Islands, New York
The Camelback Castle/Copenhaver Castle in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix-Camelback Castle-1967-1.JPG
The Camelback Castle/Copenhaver Castle in Phoenix, Arizona.
Carey Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island CareyMansion.jpg
Carey Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island
Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga, California Castello-di-Amorosa-moat.jpg
Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga, California
Chateau Laroche in Loveland, Ohio Loveland Castle (9).jpg
Château Laroche in Loveland, Ohio
Dunham Castle in Wayne, Illinois DunhamCastle.JPG
Dunham Castle in Wayne, Illinois
El Cid Castle in Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix-Sunnyslope-El Cid Castle-3.JPG
El Cid Castle in Phoenix, Arizona
Glamorgan in Alliance, Ohio Glamorgan Castle (Alliance, OH).JPG
Glamorgan in Alliance, Ohio
Glen Eyrie in Colorado Springs, Colorado Glen Eyrie castle in.jpg
Glen Eyrie in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Grey Court in Methuen, Massachusetts Tenney Castle Greycourt2.jpg
Grey Court in Methuen, Massachusetts
Hearst Castle (Casa Grande), San Simeon, California, from the Esplanade Hearst Castle.jpg
Hearst Castle (Casa Grande), San Simeon, California, from the Esplanade
Hempstead House in Sands Point, New York HempsteadHouseSandsPoint.jpg
Hempstead House in Sands Point, New York
Kimberly Crest in Redlands, California Kimberly Crest House and Gardens.jpg
Kimberly Crest in Redlands, California
Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York Lyndhurst Tarrytown NY - front facade.jpg
Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York
Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester Hills, Michigan Meadowbrook Hall.JPG
Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester Hills, Michigan
Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania MercerMuseum.jpg
Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Nichols Hall in Manhattan, Kansas Nichols Hall, North.jpg
Nichols Hall in Manhattan, Kansas
Ochre Court in Newport, Rhode Island Ochre Court 01.jpg
Ochre Court in Newport, Rhode Island
Old Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana BatonRougeOldCapitolBuildingWestFascadeStepsKaminsky.jpg
Old Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Rhodes Hall in Atlanta, Georgia Rhodes Hall in Atlanta.jpg
Rhodes Hall in Atlanta, Georgia
Searles Castle in Windham, New Hampshire Searles Castle Gate.jpg
Searles Castle in Windham, New Hampshire
Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Building NR.jpg
Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.
Squire's Castle in Willoughby Hills, Ohio Squire's Castle 2.jpg
Squire's Castle in Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Stan Hywet in Akron, Ohio Stan Hywet.jpg
Stan Hywet in Akron, Ohio
Stronghold Castle in Oregon, Illinois Stronghold Castle, Oregon, IL 02.JPG
Stronghold Castle in Oregon, Illinois
The Tovrea Castle in Phoenix, Arizona Px-CastleTorvea.jpg
The Tovrea Castle in Phoenix, Arizona
Wesleyan Hall in Florence, Alabama Wesleyan Hall at University of North Alabama.jpg
Wesleyan Hall in Florence, Alabama
Winnekenni Castle in Haverhill, Massachusetts Winnekenni Castle 02.jpg
Winnekenni Castle in Haverhill, Massachusetts

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Le Chateau Woda Nymphee, near Fort Worth, Texas. Lord Harrington Chateau Woda Nymphee.jpg
Le Chateau Woda Nymphée, near Fort Worth, Texas. Lord Härringtón

D to K

Darrell Wolcott's Castle, Jefferson, Texas

L to R

S to Z

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