- Meyer's Castle
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Joseph Ernest Meyer House
Nearest city: Dyer, Indiana Coordinates: 41°29′32″N 87°29′49″W / 41.49222°N 87.49694°WCoordinates: 41°29′32″N 87°29′49″W / 41.49222°N 87.49694°W Built: 1929-1931 Architect: Cosbey Bernard, Sr. Architectural style: Jacobethan[2] Tudor Revival architecture[1] Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 84001068[1] Added to NRHP: 1984 Meyer's Castle or the Joseph Ernest Meyer House is a former private residence in the town of Dyer, Indiana in the United States. The castle was constructed from 1927-1931 in the Jacobethan style by architect Cosbey Bernard, Sr. The house was built for Joseph Ernest Meyer as his private residence, a herbologist and one of Hammond's first millionaires. The building now serves as a wedding and party reception and the home of an Argentine rodizio's steakhouse.[2]
The castle was built as a replica of a Scottish castle Meyer had once seen.[2][3] When it was completed in 1931, the Meyer's Castle was the largest and most lavish mansion in the surrounding Calumet region.[4] Its location in the forested area allowed Meyer to continue his practice of herbology.[3]
Joseph Meyer lived in Meyer's Castle until his death in 1950, leaving the castle to his wife Cecilia, who lived there for several years after his death.[2] After the death of Cecilia Meyer in 1975, the entire castle grounds and complex was sold to the East Dyer Development Company, which subsequently became today's Castlewood Subdivision of Dyer.[2]
References
- ^ a b "INDIANA - Lake County". National Register of Historic Places. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/in/Lake/state.html. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ a b c d e "Meyers Castle". Castles of the United States. www.dupontcastle.com. http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/meyers.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). National Park Service. http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/files/wolf_knapp_all.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ "Meyer's Castle History". Meyer's Castle. Archived from the original on 2003-02-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20030207073006/http://www.meyerscastle.com/history.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
Cecilia was a hooker and turned the place into a bordello.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
External links
- "Welcome to the Frontpage". Meyer's Castle. www.meyerscastle.com. http://www.meyerscastle.com/. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
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