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Old 09-01-2012, 02:27 PM   #1
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I was looking at this site called "Penny Postcards" that shows old postcards from any state. I put in several towns from my state and also of course N.H. It was very interesting. In the Lake Winnipesaukee section of N.H. postcards it shows "Kimball Castle". In all the years I've been coming up here I have never heard of it before. Is it still there? Can one visit it?
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I was looking at this site called "Penny Postcards" that shows old postcards from any state. I put in several towns from my state and also of course N.H. It was very interesting. In the Lake Winnipesaukee section of N.H. postcards it shows "Kimball Castle". In all the years I've been coming up here I have never heard of it before. Is it still there? Can one visit it?
Go up Lockes Hill Road near Glendale. The castle I think is in really bad condition. They used to give inexpensive tours but not sure they still do.
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Old 09-01-2012, 04:21 PM   #5
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Go up Lockes Hill Road near Glendale. The castle I think is in really bad condition. They used to give inexpensive tours but not sure they still do.
My GF and I hiked down the backside of Lockes Hill to see where it ended up a few months back...right at the doorstep of the castle. It's in rough shape. It's quite sad actually. I read on a YouTube comment that the people who purchased it tried to turn it into a B&B but the deed in it's current form won't allow it to be converted into any sort of business. Can anyone confirm or deny that?
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Old 09-01-2012, 05:09 PM   #6
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Interesting......thank you for the responses. Beautiful lake front property. I wonder if it could ever be restored to an Inn or hotel some day. Joe, in answer to your question, I have stayed many times in Meredith, Center Harbor, Moultonboro, Melvin Village and Wolfeboro. Also have been to Sandwich, Weirs, Laconia, Meadowbrook, etc.......just never hear of the Kimball Castle.
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I remember as a kid we could see the castle from the lake. I haven't thought to look but haven't noticed it. Is it still visible from the lake?
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It is still visible from the lake. We can see the top of it and the guest house roofline when heading past Round Island towards Glendale.

There is no restriction on it to prevent it from being used as a business, in fact it is deeded resort commercial. I did a lot of research on it a few years ago. I was looking at it for the land to use as a residence. The castle is a complete mess, total tear down.

http://www.realesearch.com/displaypr...281&mls=nneren
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Old 09-02-2012, 05:31 AM   #9
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The folks that purchased the property did have a plan to restore. This is a direct link to that plan. (This is one of the "tabs" in RG's post that was sorta buried in the Kimball Castle website she posted)


http://www.kimballcastle.com/concept.html

I remain surprised that someone or a group of someones ... hasn't done anything with this property. Lot's of big money around the lake, I hope it gets saved and recycled into something.
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Old 09-02-2012, 06:24 AM   #10
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It is still visible from the lake. We can see the top of it and the guest house roofline when heading past Round Island towards Glendale.

There is no restriction on it to prevent it from being used as a business, in fact it is deeded resort commercial. I did a lot of research on it a few years ago. I was looking at it for the land to use as a residence. The castle is a complete mess, total tear down.

http://www.realesearch.com/displaypr...281&mls=nneren
As I recall we used to see it going towards Treasure Island. Does that sound right? If so can you still see it from there?
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Old 09-02-2012, 06:57 AM   #11
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Tis, it is more or less over the top of the Belknap Pt. Motel, or just to the left of it as viewed from the lake. That would not be very clearly viewed approaching Treasure from Wolfeboro.

To pin it down more, it is between the Scenic View on Rte 11 in Gilford and the Belknap Pt Motel.
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Thanks. I want to look for it from the lake again. I never think to do that anymore and as I said, when we were kids, we always looked for it.
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Thanks. I am going to try to see it next time we go out that way. I know where Belknap Point Motel is.
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It's for sale

http://www.nneren.com/listing_detail...11284&return=1
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It has actually been on the market for probably 10 years. I dont recall the exact original listing date but have it somewhere. It has been through a few different offices/agents, one of whom I am close with.
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Based on a post back in 2009 by Webbsatwinni, it was listed at 895K back then. Search the forum for Kimball Castle and you'll find it under the 'History, section
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Saw that they will be tearing the Kimball Castle down. In a post by Lakes Region Arial Photo https://www.facebook.com/aerial.photoNH?ref=stream

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Sadly the once beautiful Kimball castle in Gilford has deteriorated, and will now be torn down. One can only imagine what it was like in it's heyday.



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Saw that they will be tearing the Kimball Castle down. In a post by Lakes Region Arial Photo https://www.facebook.com/aerial.photoNH?ref=stream
I dont have a Facebook account, can you post the info?

Yeah I know... I own a technology company and I don't use Facebook....

We looked at it to purchase a year ago, solely for the lot. The castle needs to come down. Beautiful views up there, but the deed reads like an encyclopedia. You need a law degree to to interpret it.
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Yes, in fact I had some folks who were interested five or six years ago in buying it. The deed is an issue and the price was too as well as the condition. They had paid about $ 275,000 for it and done nothing with it other than take down trees and they wanted over 1 Million for it then. It would be nice to see someone rebuild it into a home but not at that price.
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Yes, in fact I had some folks who were interested five or six years ago in buying it. The deed is an issue and the price was too as well as the condition. They had paid about $ 275,000 for it and done nothing with it other than take down trees and they wanted over 1 Million for it then. It would be nice to see someone rebuild it into a home but not at that price.
I believe they did a new well and septic as well, plus some work on the guest cottage. The cottage was rented out for some time.

A resort plan had been done and parties were interested however they really needed direct access from route 11, and this came with a seven figure price tag to make it happen. This was another deterrent on top of the seven figure price tag for the property at that time. At one point it was listed over $2mil.

I am close with the realtor involved at that time.
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Found this picture for sale on Amazon of the castle... Pretty impressive!
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