Shea's Castle, Desert stone castle in Antelope Valley, California.
The granite fortress stands with multiple turrets and walls reaching three feet thick, constructed from locally quarried stone in the Mojave Desert landscape.
Richard Peter Shea, a real estate developer who established Hancock Park, built this Irish-style castle in 1924 for $175,000 using profits from his Los Angeles ventures.
The castle grounds contain Native American pictographs near natural springs, connecting the property to earlier inhabitants of the Antelope Valley region.
The eight-bedroom, seven-bathroom residence includes a private runway and sits on 1,500 acres of land, located 30 minutes north of Santa Clarita.
After Shea's ownership, cowboy entertainer Roy Rogers used the castle grounds as a training facility for his performance horse, Trigger.
Location: California
GPS coordinates: 34.69750,-118.39400
Latest update: March 8, 2025 23:40
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