Kimball's Castle gone!

songkrai · 08-13-2013, 03:35 AM

"No Kimball has lived in the castle since Benjamin Kimball's daughter-in-law died in 1960. She left the estate and about $400,000 to a charitable foundation, with the stipulation it create a nature preserve on the site and that the property not be used for commercial development."

Who got the $400,000 and what did they do with it?

savethecastle · 08-22-2013, 12:10 PM

I've started a campaign to raise funds to save the castle. There's power in numbers and small contributions by many can have a big impact. Let's do some castle saving!

Take a look at the campaign here:

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http://http://igg.me/p/495186/x/779446

brk-lnt · 08-22-2013, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by savethecastle

I've started a campaign to raise funds to save the castle. There's power in numbers and small contributions by many can have a big impact. Let's do some castle saving!

Take a look at the campaign here:

No offense, but why?

It's "unique", but is it really all that noteworthy?

Sorry, I just think too often people get hung up on old stuff just because it's old. The original owners basically crafted a sale that made it fundamentally impossible for anything practical to be done with it.

VitaBene · 08-22-2013, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by brk-lnt

No offense, but why?

It's "unique", but is it really all that noteworthy?

Sorry, I just think too often people get hung up on old stuff just because it's old. The original owners basically crafted a sale that made it fundamentally impossible for anything practical to be done with it.

Kind of like 60's era automobiles- not every "muscle car" is worth restoring/ keeping.

HUH · 08-23-2013, 09:17 PM

Wealthy folks building extravagant homes on hilltops with a view of the lake.
This concept intrigues me.

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08-13-2013, 03:35 AM	#1
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 742 Thanks: 35 Thanked 149 Times in 101 Posts	"No Kimball has lived in the castle since Benjamin Kimball's daughter-in-law died in 1960. She left the estate and about $400,000 to a charitable foundation, with the stipulation it create a nature preserve on the site and that the property not be used for commercial development." Who got the $400,000 and what did they do with it?

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08-23-2013, 09:17 PM	#5
HUH Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 230 Thanks: 21 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Wealthy folks building extravagant homes on hilltops with a view of the lake. This concept intrigues me.