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Location DB > United States > New Hampshire > Gilford > Kimbal Castle  Name Kimbal Castle  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Duffy on 3/19/2009 5:16 AM last modified by zero5four on 8/2/2011 11:12 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Closed Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address 59 Lockes Hill Road (End of road, Driveway on the right) Gilford, New Hampshire United States Owner: Kimball Castle Properties LLC See a map of this location  Hazards unsafe flooring Some soft floor spots on 2nd floor and holes in the floor on the mid-stair landing. Proceed with caution and if you are exploring with others, do not occupy the same space for too long. Almost fell through the floor a couple times during my visit.  Interesting Features  Security Measures Friendly Pitbull named "Raisin" roams the area. She won't bite.  Historical Dates Built: 1897 Closed: 0  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment Basic UE Gear  History In 1895 Benjamin Ames Kimball purchased 300 acres on Lockes Hill, set out on Belknap Point. The area had the most spectacular view, incompassing 300 degrees of "The Broads" of Lake Winnipesaukee. When the Lady of the Lake retired to let the Mt. Washington reign as the fastest boat on the lake, she was anchored off Belknap Point to be used as housing for the 100 Italian stone masons building the castle. Materials came from England and Germany via Boston then to Gilford by railroad (English Oak and local granite). It took two years (1897-1899) and $50,000 to complete the project. Along with incomparable views and acres of landscaped gardens, there are stone walls that weave around the property all the way to the water.  Media Coverage  Future Plans up for sale.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Kimbal Castle Thu, Mar 19th, 2009 posted by Duffy 10 pictures Kimball Mansion 2011 Sun, Jul 24th, 2011 posted by zero5four 17 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links http://www.kimballcastle.com/site.html http://www.dupontc...astles/kimball.htm  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Opheliaism on 8/3/2011 1:24 PM.  Latest Changes on Aug 3 11 at 13:24, Opheliaism validated this location on Aug 2 11 at 23:12, zero5four changed the following: Hazards on Jul 25 11 at 3:13, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jul 24 11 at 22:41, zero5four swapped pictures 4 and 15 on Jul 24 11 at 22:41, zero5four swapped pictures 3 and 4 on Jul 24 11 at 22:40, zero5four swapped pictures 2 and 3 on Jul 24 11 at 22:40, zero5four swapped pictures 3 and 7 on Jul 24 11 at 22:40, zero5four deleted 1 pictures from gallery Kimball Mansion 2011 on Jul 24 11 at 22:40, zero5four swapped pictures 1 and 2 on Jul 24 11 at 22:39, zero5four swapped pictures 2 and 5  Forum Threads about this Location   Subject Started By Replies Views Last Post this place urbex603-1 0 238 4/3/2019 1:52 PM by urbex603-1 Reconstruction is not too far away PyramidHead 2 581 3/10/2013 3:24 AM by zero5four Shooper Scary Scooby Mansion zero5four 2 1148 3/10/2013 3:18 AM by zero5four  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 140 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739306236 pages have been generated.