Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria
Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria is a notable Victorian-era manor made up of 39 rooms and is over 20,000 square feet. The castle was built in the 1890s as a family home for the affluent coal tycoon Robert Dunsmuir and his wife Joan. Robert passed away in April 1889, more than a year before construction on the castle concluded. His sons Alexander and James took over the task of finishing the castle after his death.
The four-story castle still has extravagant furnishings from the 1890’s and is famous for its stained-glass and involved woodwork. The Castle is presently owned by the Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society, which is a private non-profit society, and is open to the public. The castle is a tourist attraction, and receives 150,000 visitors a year.
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