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| From Denver’s Landmarks and Historic
Districts: A Pictorial Review, by Thomas J. Noel. University Press of Colorado, 1996. Richtofen photo credit: Courtesy of von Richtofen Estate, Tom Noel Collection |
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| From Denver’s Landmarks and Historic
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Baron Walter von Richthofen erected this rhyolite castle as the
show home of Montclair, his suburban real estate scheme, in 1887. The original structure,
a prickly Prussian affair was remodeled in 1910 by Edwin Hendrie who had purchased it as
his home. J. J. B. Benedict designed the south wing in 1924. The 35-room castle features
an oak-panelled entry hall, hand-tooled leather walls, and parquet-floored music room that
seats 150. The gatehouse to the east has been converted to a separate residence.