Richthofen Castle

Richthofen Castle was built by Baron Walter von Richthofen, the uncle and godfather of Manfred von Richthofen (also known as The Red Baron). Richthofen Castle was begun in 1883 and completed in 1887, and modeled on the original Richthofen Castle in Germany. It is located in Montclair, Denver which Baron von Richthofen promoted as "a fount of health and prosperity, and as a model community with enlightened planning and sophisticated architecture." Located immediately around the Castle are the Baron's mistress' house and his sanitarium/dairy. In 1910 it was extensively remodeled by Edwin Hendrie who had purchased it to be his home, and his "modernization" destroyed some of the castle aesthetic, but much remains. J.J.B. Benedict designed...