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It was located a few blocks away from Lowry AFB in the city.
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Denver’s Richthofen Castle is a German-inspired mansion built in 1886 for Baron Walter von Richthofen, a Prussian entrepreneur who sought wealth in the American west. Richthofen
aimed to build a new suburban neighborhood in what was then Colorado countryside.
The castle was built with rhyolite, which is lava rock that was quarried in Castle Rock, and included a garden, greenhouse, stables, and a racetrack that Richthofen developed for his wife. At one point, he dug a moat around the property and later, established a tuberculosis treatment facility named The Molkery. The castle still stands today in Denver’s Montclair neighborhood as the private home of
Jesse and Sylvia Jesperson."
https://denvergazette.com/outtherec...cle_a1639c3c-84ef-5ced-9850-7df14feb230a.html
Today’s view of Richtofen Castle located at 12th and Pontiac. The exterior of the castle was considerably softened by red tile roofing, extensive landscaping, and the addition of Tudor-style wings on the south and west sides.
https://frontporchne.com/historic-montclair-home-richthofen-castle/
https://backroadsandotherstories.com/2023/09/04/the-red-baron-uncle-and-his-castle/