Gillette Castle - Hadlyme, CT. - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

Howard Lang, who worked at the Gillette Castle during the 1930s, created this replica of Gillette Castle. It was originally on display at his home but in 1985 was donated to Gillette Castle State Park where it is on display at the Visitors Center. The replica is 23" by 30" by 22" and made of stone, gravel, and cement as is Gillette Castle.


William Gillette (1853 – 1937) was an American actor, playwright, and stage manager who specialized in playing the role of Sherlock Holmes. He designed and built a home and estate overlooking the Connecticut River between 1914 and 1919 and lived there, in semi-retirement, between 1919 and 1937. He expressed the wish that upon his death that his home not be sold to "some blithering saphead who has no conception of where he is or with what surrounded". In In 1943, the State of Connecticut purchased the property for $5,000, built a visitors center, and converted the area into Gillette Castle State Park.

The unique home is constructed of fieldstone. The interior woodwork is hand-hewn southern white oak. Gillette designed the forty-seven doors each with a unique and intricate latching system. Every room of the home is a testament to Gillette's creative genius.

Wikipedia - Gillette Castle: (visit link)

Where is original located?: Gillette Castle State park at 67 River Rd., Hadlyme, CT Where is this replica located?: Vitisors Center of Gillette Castle State park at 67 River Rd., Hadlyme, CT Who created the original?: William Gillette Internet Link about Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette_Castle_State_Park Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1914 to 1919

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