Stone Barn Castle

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Stone Barn Castle is a private residence located in Oneida County, New York. [a] The building was initially built as a dairy farm in the early 20th-century. After closing around 1917, the building was without a permanent tenant until the 1970s, and severely damaged in a 1946 fire. From the 1970s to early 2000s, the building was restored and operated as a museum.

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Since 2007, actor Adrien Brody has owned the building and used it as one of his private residences.

History

Designed by Charles William Knight, the castle was completed in 1906, [4] at a total cost of $140,000. Knight initially operated Stone Barn Castle as a dairy farm, but was unable to recoup the costs of building it and had to file for bankruptcy after around eleven years. [1] [5]

Attempts were made to convert the building to a country club or a night club, but both were unsuccessful. [6] A fire destroyed much of the castle in 1946. [5] For the next twenty years, the building continued to deteriorate and accumulate vandalism and graffiti. [6] [3]

The building was purchased in 1970 by Robert Hugel, who began restoring it with his wife, Alison. [5] They operated the building as a museum, and hosted events on sitesuch as weddings and, around halloween, used the building as a 'haunted castle'. In 2003, the couple retired and transferred ownership to their son, William, [1] and daughter, Catherine. [2] He began efforts to redevelop the house into an art center, with a summer residency program. [5] The Hugels sold the house to actor Adrien Brody in 2007 for $650,000. Brody spent has worked extensively on further renovating the house since purchasing it. [4] [7] [2] A documentary about the renovation premiered at South by Southwest in March 2015. [8] [9]

Stone Barn Castle is not open to the public. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Various sources site the building in Vienna, New York, [1] Cleveland, New York, [2] or Jewell, New York. [3]
  1. 1 2 3 "Landmark in transition". Daily Sentinel. 2002-12-16. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-05-14– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Oneida Lake neighbors abuzz over claims that actor Adrien Brody bought a castle". The Post-Standard. 2007-08-29. pp. A1, A4 . Retrieved 2025-05-14– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Wolcott, Eileen (1977-05-23). "Farming experiment that failed succeeds as magnificent stone home". Daily Sentinel. p. 13. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  4. 1 2 3 Guerra, Julia (2025-03-01). "Adrien Brody Lives in the OPPOSITE of a Brutalist Home—You Have to See It". House Beautiful. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Stone Barn Castle seeks role as arts center". Daily Sentinel. 2004-07-15. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-05-14– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Stone Barn Castle now a farm museum". Daily Sentinel. 1993-10-14. p. 37. Retrieved 2025-05-14– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (2025-02-05). "Inside Adrien Brody's Private World: How 'The Brutalist' Pushed Him to the Limit — and Just Might Win Him Another Oscar". Variety. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  8. ↑ Herbert, Geoff (2015-03-12). "'Stone Barn Castle': Adrien Brody documentary about CNY home heads to SXSW". newyorkupstate. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  9. ↑ Haupt, Melanie (March 18, 2015). "SXSW Film Review: Stone Barn Castle". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-05-14.

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