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RICHTOFEN CASTLE
7020 East 12th Avenue
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. |