DuPont Castle

DuPont Castle is an owner built castle in W. Virginia.

I'm kind of surprised that, despite my giving credit to James D.'s DuPont Castle website for the inspiration to start this website, I haven't given the site the good post it deserves. Well, here it is. DuPont Castle is a truly large castle with an impressive long range plan; the castle and grounds will be quite the attraction in its finished state. A main keep, apartments, workshop, outbuildings and a skirt wall are all on the drawing board, and a computer created concept picture shows the end goal of the project. About as close to a real castle design as one can might be willing to build on their own.

One of the other great features of DuPont Castle's website is the amount of information regarding other castles around the US and Canada. The "castles" vary from water towers to civic buildings, private residences to mansions. The list contains more than 300 structures and also has links to other modern castlebuilders websites.

DuPont Castle's construction progress is very well documented with lots of pictures of the structure as it is being built; from the foundation to the framing and roofing of the building. You can really see the progress. The owners have been building the castle mostly themselves but have had the help of friends and few donations as well. Stop by and take a look at the site, you can really see how a modern castle is being built, one block at a time. I'd bug him for an "interview", but most of the questions I'd ask are already answered on his Dupont Castle FAQ.

Best of luck to to James D. and Castle DuPont, thanks for the encouragment!