Owners of Kimball Castle propose lodging and event center

webmaster · 03-17-2019, 10:01 AM

Is there hope for Kimball Castle after all?

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...f0942808c.html

lagoon · 03-17-2019, 10:58 AM

Excellent! This could be a significant project to preserve the castle. I looked into this years ago and thought it was a legal mess, I am glad the Starkeys have pushed through all of that.

Top-Water · 03-17-2019, 05:31 PM

Probably a little of topic, but with the recent sale of the Baher estate that was/is kinda a castle in itself and the mysterious buyer that just purchased the
Searles Castle in Windham NH for $3.4 million including some property around the castle, it seems everyone wants a castle these days.

https://www.unionleader.com/news/loc...3afa51643.html

Slickcraft · 03-17-2019, 07:10 PM

No doubt building from scratch on that location would be less expensive than renovating the castle. However the history and the mystique of the castle might make for an attraction that new construction can't match.

With surrounding trees cut to open up the prior expansive view of the lake and the grounds restored, it could have a lot of potential. Maybe unmatched anywhere else on the lake.

kauriel · 03-17-2019, 09:16 PM

They have been posting progress updates and the beautiful views on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kimballcastle/.

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lagoon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 84 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Excellent! This could be a significant project to preserve the castle. I looked into this years ago and thought it was a legal mess, I am glad the Starkeys have pushed through all of that.

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Top-Water Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 674 Thanks: 1,535 Thanked 714 Times in 431 Posts	Probably a little of topic, but with the recent sale of the Baher estate that was/is kinda a castle in itself and the mysterious buyer that just purchased the Searles Castle in Windham NH for $3.4 million including some property around the castle, it seems everyone wants a castle these days. https://www.unionleader.com/news/loc...3afa51643.html

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Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,215 Thanks: 1,172 Thanked 2,000 Times in 914 Posts	No doubt building from scratch on that location would be less expensive than renovating the castle. However the history and the mystique of the castle might make for an attraction that new construction can't match. With surrounding trees cut to open up the prior expansive view of the lake and the grounds restored, it could have a lot of potential. Maybe unmatched anywhere else on the lake.

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kauriel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Laconia, N. MA Posts: 290 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 44 Posts	They have been posting progress updates and the beautiful views on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kimballcastle/.

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