This place was probably awesome ten or twenty years ago, but it is NOT worth the $ 12 admission these days. The society that runs it is trying to raise money to restore the building, which is great, but there is a lot of work to do. Everywhere you turn there is plaster coming off the walls, bricks lying around, old Halloween decorations thrown in corners or still hanging up, rips and tears in fabric and upholstery, and barely any attempt at conservation. The lady who took our money at the entrance wandered around behind us for about 5 minutes, giving vague information before leaving to go and talk to other visitors. There was no tour to speak of, just a video we watched at the end that was OK. I didn’t really learn anything about the history of the house or the family during my visit, and I got the distinct sense that the people working there didn’t care to do any teaching.
Ted S.
Tu valoración: 4 Coatesville, PA
This was a castle built to remind an english woman of her home in England. Definitely worth a look see. We were given the tour by the last owner’s granddaughter. The place has a lot of wonderful architectural details and furniture from both sets of owners. Unfortunately it is now run by a private trust that has not had the money to keep everything up. They were working on the outside when we were there to repair a lot of damage done to the building in the Vermont winters. You can also see evidence of the issues inside with cracks and leaking. It is still a wonderful place.
Chuck K.
Tu valoración: 5 Long Beach, CA
This place is GREAT. Well worth the time and effort to get here. It is an historic early 20th century«castle» in the middle of a restoration. The building itself is very interesting with tons of stain glass windows and a wide variety of furnishing from around the world. The thing that makes this place GREAT. Is that the tours are conducted by the granddaughter and great granddaughter of the«Wilson» the castle is named after, who still live in the castle. The building is not just an idolizes version of how people use to live but provides a much more clear view of how it was to live in an a American castle in the middle of rural VT.