If you're ever in Connecticut this is a must-see. Something like 75 doors, all different, each with a wooden latch, and the latches are all different, and after almost a hundred years, they all still work. Also wooden light switches, window latches, and a card table with built-in cat toys, among other features.
I was up there Sunday and got pictures of some of them, and some of the other details, before my battery died.
William Gillette, for those who don't know of him, was the actor who created the image which we normally associate with Sherlock Holmes--a lot of the details of attire and personal style didn't appear in Conan Doyle's work but were created on the stage by William Gillette.
Gillette Castle was his house in Connecticut--it's not all that large, but definitely unique. He used to have 3 miles of track and a steam locomotive, but those were sold to an amusement park long ago.
The photos I've got are at
One of these days I'm going back with a more capable camera. Would be fun to get permission from the Powers That Be and do a photo shoot with tripod and proper lighting, but don't known when I would get to that.