Paleo Retiree writes:
Here’s a selection of snaps that I took during a recent visit to Phoenix’s wonderfully eccentric, handmade and wayward 18-room, three-level Mystery Castle. It seems like part hippie project, part Italian or Spanish hilltown house, part Southwest Indian pueblo. In fact it was made by Boyce Luther Gully, who left his family in Seattle in the late 1920s when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and spent 15 years building the place (from all kinds of mostly-found materials) as a tribute to his daughter.
Related
- An informative look at the Mystery Castle, with some excellent photos.
- The Mystery Castle’s official website.
- Arizona resident Sir Barken Hyena shared some photos of a near-ghost town, and of some beautiful Sunday drives he’s taken into the desert.
Blowhard, Esq.
Callowman
Sherbrooke
Eddie Pensier
Enzo Nakamura
Epaminondas
Fabrizio del Wrongo
Fenster
Brundle Guy
Glynn Marshes
Paleo Retiree
Atypical Neurotic
Question Lady
Sax von Stroheim
Sir Barken Hyena
The Mistaken
Uncouth Reflections 
Pingback: Father Knows Best: First Weekend of Summer Edition | Patriactionary
An Arizona landmark, and very revealing of the temper of the place: it has that “anything goes” spirit. A lot of people have come out here and basically just said “eff it, I’m going to just go ahead and do my thing”. The best side of the West. Best of all, you used to get the tour of the place from his daughter, who was in her 90s last time I was there
LikeLike