Atalaya Castle (SC)

We loved visiting this place.  Built in the depression by a railroad/shipbuilding magnate as a “getaway” retreat from NYC, especially for his wife, a sculptor who suffered from TB.  He (Mr. Huntington) was a nut about Spain and the Moorish architecture, and built an all-brick structure loosely following that style.  It’s all part of the Huntington Beach State Park complex now. $5 for admission and an audio tour.

Not much furniture or anything of the interior left; but fun walking around, and the audio tour is excellent.

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