10 Incredible American Castles You Can Buy Right Now

Europe may be king of the world's oldest castles, but the US is no chump when it comes to over-the-top private fortresses. Many of the States' most famous medieval-style mansions are either now registered historic sites & museums or currently occupied, but that doesn't mean you've struck out on an opportunity to own a nobility-worthy home here.

In fact, here are 10 incredible American castles* on the market right now. Now may be the time to call in that favor from your offensively rich uncle.

(*Castles in the sense that they borrow vague architectural elements from historic European castles, like stone towers, decorative elements, and grand medieval styled interiors. Also, moats.)

450 Brickyard Road

Woodstock, Connecticut
Price:$45,000,000
Size: 22,300 square feet, 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms
This over-the-top vanity project may not be your style, but you have to hand it to the builders for executing this Disney World-esque castle with such garish detail. Inside, the theme is continued with arched doorways and windows, and oddly shaped rooms that fan out from the center. Best part? The moat.

436 Liberty Church Road

Ranger, Georgia
Price:$899,000
Size: 9,000 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
Set on 30 gated acres of rolling pastures with crazy views of the surrounding forest and mountains, this modern spread incorporates many details you'd find in many medieval castles, like arched doorways and windows, high ceilings, and...a hot tub!

1 Castle Road

Piermont, New York
Price:$5,500,000
Size: 15,000 square feet, 10 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms
Built in 1892, this 30+ room spread is decked out with Renaissance-style paneling, a grand staircase, ornate moldings, and a separate guest cottage. There's also a pool, billiards room, huge antique walk-in safe, giant prep kitchen (with enormous walk-in refrigerator), and two sprawling outdoor porches. Only thing missing is a dungeon.

24 Browntown Road

Biltmore Forest, North Carolina
Price:$10,750,000
Size: 16,000 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms
This limestone behemoth comes complete with a Roman Spa, indoor/outdoor pool, wine tasting lounge, world-class bar, and the sort of palatial rooms fit to entertain royalty. It also happens to be the state's most expensive home currently for sale.

10 Thurlow Terrace

Albany, New York
Price: $950,000
Size: 10,000 square feet, 11 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
This granite masterpiece dates back to the 1890s, and boasts opulent carved marble and tile on all 8 of its fireplace mantles. It's also treated to some standout views of the nearby Washington Park Lake. Oh, and according to Zillow there's space to park 23 cars, in case that's on your list of "must-haves".

Arbor Hill

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Price:$25,000,000
Size: 60,000 square feet, 8 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms
Set on 70 acres outside Philadelphia, Arbor Hill comes complete with two separate stone guest houses (not to mention a 3-bedroom caretaker apartment), and a tower retreat with 360-degree views of the entire estate and surrounding country. There are also indoor and outdoor tennis courts, a pool and poolhouse, and a 20,000 square foot "playhouse" where you'd have more than enough room to host dueling knights on horseback. 
 

7201 Dulany Drive

Mclean, Virginia
Price:$28,800,000
Size: 28,000 square feet, 8 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms
This insane spread may not give off full castle vibes from the outside, but walk through the doors and you're immediately transported into a world of old-world luxury. From the medieval stone-walled dining room and great hall, to the rotunda and soaring library, you'll feel like a king making the rounds through its hallways. Of course, since it's only a year old, it comes with the luxury amenities you'd expect in the modern era, including a state-of-the-art kitchen and an ornate indoor lap pool.

8015 McNelly Road

Bentonville, Arkansas
Price: $3,400,000
Size: 15,000, 4 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms
Another example of a home that doesn't reveal its true castle identity until you walk inside. From the inlaid wood floors and soaring grand hall ceilings, to the long spiral staircase and dungeon-like media room and cellar, it would be hard to convince yourself this place is actually in Arkansas.

256 North Fork Crystal Springs Road

St. Helena, California
Price:$16,996,000
Size: 8,261 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms
This chateau-style home sits on over 45 acres in the Napa Valley, which you can take in from its generous floor-to-ceiling windows or the palatial Grecian terrace. Its listing aptly describes the spread as the ideal environment to host dignitaries. 

Tiffany Castle

Kansas City, Missouri
Price:$599,000
Size: 4,300 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
This city landmark is more or less a traditional house on the inside, but its exterior is full old-world castle, complete with a fortified tower and berlons (those teeth-like notches along the roof). Its original owner was so in love with the castles of Europe he commissioned one of his very own in Missouri, which is strangely devoid of much medieval architecture.


Joe McGauley is a senior editor at Supercompressor. He's waiting for modern architecture to bring back the drawbridge.