Castle Mont Rouge

This article is about the abandoned castle in Rougemont, North Carolina. For the castle in Devon, England, see Rougemont Castle.
Castle Mont Rouge

Castle Mont Rouge, built in 2005 by Robert Mihaly in Rougemont, North Carolina
General information
Status abandoned
Address 957 Mountain Brook Rd Rougemont, North Carolina, 27572
Town or city Rougemont, North Carolina
Country USA
Named for Red Mountain
Groundbreaking 2005
Design and construction
Architect Robert Mihaly

Castle Mont Rouge is an abandoned castle located on Red Mountain in Rougemont, North Carolina, north of Durham.[1][2][3] The castle was designed by American architect Robert Mihaly, known for his work at Duke University and the National Cathedral, as a private residence and country studio.[4] Built in 2005,[5] the design was based on architecture from Central and Eastern Europe, complete with 18 pinnacles and a turret.[6] The castle was abandoned in 2008, although a fundraising campaign was launched to fund renovating it in 2014. The castle is still abandoned as of 2016.[7][8][9][10]

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References

  1. ↑ "ROUGEMONT CASTLE".
  2. ↑ "BarrowImages Photography – A Lonely Castle Named Mont Rouge". When the Image is Everything.
  3. ↑ "Castle Mont Rough".
  4. ↑ "Our Secret Spots". Duke Today.
  5. ↑ "10 Abandoned and Haunted American Castles". Toptenz.net.
  6. ↑ http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=22
  7. ↑ "Castle Seeks Worthy Knights & Princesses". Kickstarter.
  8. ↑ "Indeedia – Castle Mont Rouge Abandoned Castle North Carolina". Indeedia.
  9. ↑ "Castle Mont Rouge". Atlas Obscura.
  10. ↑ "Eight Castles Hiding in North Carolina". OnlyInYourState.

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