2018 - New England

This is Hammond Castle, built in the 1920s by inventor John Hammond Jr as a wedding present for his wife

It looks out on the sea at Hesperus Island
Imitating the castles of Europe, this is the "Great Hall"

Artifacts of his world travels

	His wife preferred this alcove to the Great Hall


	Hammond invented a special dye to make the pool look shallow. Then he startled his guests by diving into it from the balcony above. It is actually over 8 feet deep
This bronze image of himself was another present for his wife She did not appreciate it and had the fig leaf added	Influenced by the churches of Europe

Our guide was the curator of the museum - a man with a wealth of knowledge

Many secret passages throughout the castle	Doors hidden by the wallpaper. You had to press a particular flower to open them


Different views of the central courtyard