buy me the pemberton castle
So, the Pemberton Castle is for sale. If you have a spare 2 mill laying around, it would be a neat place to sleep. I remember the first time I drove by. I was lost, as usual in that neighborhood northwest of the 24th & lamar intersection. I drove by and realized once I passed it that I just passed some crazy castle. Anyway, I backed-up to take a better look and it was indeed a castle. It is pretty awesome. We are all into minimalistic living, but I could deal with the 4000sf since it is a castle and all, complete with stone and ivy. Take a look:
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bump/images/arch/Pemberton/Pemberton%20Castle.jpg
The historical sign explains:
"PEMBERTON CASTLE BEGAN IN THE 1890S AS A CYLINDRICAL WATER TOWER. IT WAS CONVERTED INTO A SMALL CASTLE IN THE MID-1920S BY SAMUEL (BUDLEY) FISHER FOR USE AS THE PEMBERTON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION SALES OFFICE. THE CASTLE WAS ACQUIRED IN 1937 BY SAMUEL GIDEON AND HIS WIFE SADIE CAVITT. GIDEON, A RESPECTED PROFEESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ADDED MANY DISTINCTIVE FEATURES TO THE STRUCTURE. THE HOUSE IS AN ASYMMETRICAL GOTHIC REVIVAL STYLE STRUCTURE WITH A ROUGH STONE FASE AND PROMINENT CASTELLATED PARAPETS."
Anyway, it is at 1415 Wooldridge, if you want to see it for yourself.
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hi i used to live in the castle it is located on 1415 wooldridge austin tx 78703 it was an amazing house and i was sad to move away i think that it is presently being rented by someone who i dont know and yes, it was in blank check and also in spy kids
Posted by: Erin Barnett | December 26, 2005 01:57 AM
Hello, I actually found out about this place from my mother looking through the paper last year! Two of my friends and I made it a day to check this place out and to my amazment, it is quite bigger in person. Although I could never afford this place, at least I have plenty of photos to keep me motivated for what I want to have in the future!
Posted by: Crystal Guzman | June 8, 2006 08:06 PM
Wish I had the money to buy it....It would be perfect for the Pemberton Family...
Posted by: Carl Pemberton | January 24, 2007 08:33 AM
this is my dream house!! what girl does not want to be a princess in a frickin castle!! i either want to live in this house someday or maybe a tree.
Posted by: Emily | April 15, 2008 08:51 AM
Oh my god, I used to live in Scotland were I lived in a castle. My family has lived in the castle for years, but my dad thought he would move us here and sell the castle to his cousin. Oh well.
Posted by: Ashley McGfie | May 4, 2008 04:27 PM