Stokes Castle

We are making our way North to visit our daughter Karen and her squeeze Albert. In making our way North through the desolate lands of Nevada, we passed for the first time the little burg of Austin, where I caught this picture from the junction of Hwy 50 and Nevada 305. In 1896, Anson Phelps Stokes, a mine developer, a railroad magnate and a banker began building a summer home outside Austin. The castle is patterned after that Stokes had seen and admired in the Roman Campagna in Italy. Built of hand-hewn native granite, the first floor held the dining room and kitchen, the second floor the living room, and the third floor were two bedrooms. The Stokes occupied the residence for part of a few years, but as they sold their mining operations, their interest in Austin Nevada waned, and the castle fell into disrepair. Thankfully the Austin Historical Society now maintains it.

Talk to you soon.