Scotty's Castle
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Scotty's Castle
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Scotty's Castle
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| Location | Death Valley National Park |
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| Nearest city | Beatty, Nevada, USA |
| Coordinates | 37°1′56″N 117°20′29.4″W / 37.03222°N 117.341500°WCoordinates: 37°1′56″N 117°20′29.4″W / 37.03222°N 117.341500°W |
| Area | 719.57 hectares (1778.0574 acres) |
| Built | 1922 - 1931 |
| Architect | Martin de Dubovay |
| Engineer | Mat Roy Thompson |
| Designer | Charles Alexander MacNeilledge |
| Architectural style | Provincial Spanish (Mexican, Spanish, and Mediterranean influences) |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000297 |
| Added to NRHP | July 20, 1978 |
Scotty's Castle (also known as Death Valley Ranch) is a two-story Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival style villa located in the Grapevine Mountains of northern Death Valley in Death Valley National Park, California, U.S.. "Scotty's Castle" is named for gold prospector Walter E. Scott, although Scott never owned it, nor is it an actual castle.
The ranch is located about 45 miles north of Stovepipe Wells, California, via California State Route 190 to Scotty's Castle Road, or about a three-hour drive from Las Vegas, Nevada.
The property is currently closed, due to flood damage (see below).
Construction began on Scotty's Castle in 1922, and cost between $1.5 and $2.5 million. Prospector, performer, and con man Walter Scott, born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, also known as “Death Valley Scotty,” convinced Chicago millionaire Albert Mussey Johnson to invest in his gold mine in the Death Valley area. Though initially angered when the mine turned out to be fraudulent, Johnson was fascinated with the colorful Scott and the two men struck up an unlikely friendship. By 1937, Johnson had acquired more than 1,500 acres (610 ha) in Grapevine Canyon, where the ranch is located.
After Johnson and his wife Bessie made several trips to the region, and his health improved, construction began. It was Mrs. Johnson's idea to build something comfortable for their vacations in the area, and the villa eventually became a winter home.
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