Casco Castle
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Casco Castle was a resort in South Freeport, Maine, United States. Built in 1903, it was intended to resemble a castle. Designed by William R. Miller and overlooking Casco Bay immediately to its east, it burned down in 1914. All that now remains is its 185 foot (56 m) tall tower, which is now on private property, inaccessible to the public. The tower can be viewed from Harraseeket Road, a few yards closer to the shoreline, or from Winslow Memorial Park, directly to the south across the Harraseeket River. The main part of the building was to the south, with the tower on its northern side, connected by a bridge.
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El castillo Casco era un centro turístico en South Freeport, Maine, Estados Unidos. Construido en 1903, estaba destinado a parecerse a un castillo. Esta edificación se quemó en 1914. Todo lo que queda ahora es su torre de 185 pies (56 metros) de altura, que se encuentra en una propiedad privada, inaccesible al público. La torre se puede ver desde Harraseeket Road, unos metros más cerca de la costa, o desde Winslow Memorial Park, directamente hacia el sur, cruzando por el río Harraseeket. La parte principal del edificio estaba al sur, con la torre en su lado norte, conectada por un puente.
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The front of the castle in a 1906 postcard, viewed from Castle Road, looking southeast
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Casco Castle was a resort in South Freeport, Maine, United States. Built in 1903, it was intended to resemble a castle. Designed by William R. Miller and overlooking Casco Bay immediately to its east, it burned down in 1914. All that now remains is its 185 foot (56 m) tall tower, which is now on private property, inaccessible to the public. The tower can be viewed from Harraseeket Road, a few yards closer to the shoreline, or from Winslow Memorial Park, directly to the south across the Harraseeket River. The main part of the building was to the south, with the tower on its northern side, connected by a bridge. In 1903, Amos F. Gerald, of Fairfield, Maine, built the castle as a resort, with rooms for around one hundred guests, to encourage travel by trolleycars. It was his second attempt; the first, Merrymeeting Park, in Brunswick, Maine, was a failure. The grounds featured a hotel and restaurant, a picnic area, a baseball field, and a small zoo. The hotel burned in 1914, but its stone tower was spared. It stands today on private property. A popular place from which to view the tower is nearby Winslow Memorial Park. Trolleycars of the Portland & Brunswick Street Railway, of which Gerald was general manager, brought visitors from nearby Freeport. After alighting, they crossed 70 foot (21 m) above Spark Creek on a steel suspension bridge, then climbed steep steps to the hotel's entrance. Casco Castle Park was served by the Harpswell Steamboat Company, whose steamers stopped in South Freeport en route to and from Portland and Harpswell Center. The advent of the automobile contributed to the decline of trolley and steamer travel, and the resort closed in 1914 after an eleven-year run. It reopened the same year with new owners, but a fire broke out and destroyed the hotel. The stone tower survived. A photomechanical print of Casco Castle is in the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
* The trolleycar Camilla, of the Portland & Brunswick Street Railway, pictured at the castle's bridge during the winter of 1903 and 1904
* A 1906 advertisement for the castle in the Board of Trade Journal
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El castillo Casco era un centro turístico en South Freeport, Maine, Estados Unidos. Construido en 1903, estaba destinado a parecerse a un castillo. Esta edificación se quemó en 1914. Todo lo que queda ahora es su torre de 185 pies (56 metros) de altura, que se encuentra en una propiedad privada, inaccesible al público. La torre se puede ver desde Harraseeket Road, unos metros más cerca de la costa, o desde Winslow Memorial Park, directamente hacia el sur, cruzando por el río Harraseeket. La parte principal del edificio estaba al sur, con la torre en su lado norte, conectada por un puente. En 1903, Amos F. Gerald, oriundo de Fairfield (Maine), construyó el castillo como centro turístico, con habitaciones para alrededor de cien huéspedes, con el objetivo de fomentar los viajes en trolebús. Era su segundo intento; el primero, Merrymeeting Park, en Brunswick (Maine), fue un fracaso. Los terrenos presentaban un hotel y restaurante, un área de pícnic, un campo de béisbol y un pequeño zoológico. El hotel se quemó en 1914, pero su torre de piedra se salvó. Se encuentra hoy en propiedad privada. El castillo se puede apreciar desde el Winslow Memorial Park. Los tranvías del Portland & Brunswick Street Railway, del cual Gerald era gerente general, traían visitantes. Después de apearse, cruzaban 70 pies (21 metros) sobre Spark Creek en un puente colgante de acero y después caminaban hasta la entrada del hotel. La llegada del automóvil contribuyó al declive de los viajes en trolebús y barcos de vapor, y el complejo cerró en 1914 después de once años. Reabrió el mismo año con nuevos propietarios, pero se produjo un incendio y destruyó el hotel. Una impresión fotomecánica del castillo se encuentra en los archivos del Museo Metropolitano de Arte de la ciudad de Nueva York.
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