Gillette first spotted the hilltop upon which he chose to build his home during a ride down the Connecticut River. Even on a cloudy day such as this in the picture, the view from the castle is beautiful, taking in a wide span of the river and the hills on the opposite side.
Gillette began constructing is home in 1914 with twenty workers on a piece of land spanning 184 acres. The castle's structure, architecture and design were all Gillette's own. The outside of the home was built with on a steel support and made with all local fieldstone. The fieldstone, featured here, took the twenty workers a total of five years to carry up the hill and to finish the main structure.
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