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Towers Office and Storage Units
Harrisonville, MO
The Towers Office and Storage Units complex was built in 1972. [map]

Workhouse Castle
Kansas City, MO
The Workhouse Castle was built in 1897 and used as a jail until 1924. The building has been vacant since around 1972. For more, see this website. [map]

Castle Northmoor
Northmoor, MO
Castle Northmoor was built by Harlan Shaver from 1981-1983. The tower is forty-feet tall. [map]

Dr. Spotless Car Wash
Liberty, MO
This Dr. Spotless Car Wash has been here since at least 2007. It may have been built in the 1980s. There are other castle-style locations in Cameron, MO, Kansas City, MO, Excelsior Springs, MO, and there may be others. [map]

More Missouri:
former Children's Palace (St. Louis)

Royal Land
Meridian, MS
The Royal Land amusement park opened in the late 1960s with a collection of second-hand rides. It closed in the early 1970s. The name came from the owner, Lloyd Royal. This twin-turret entrance is all that remains of the place. [map]

More Mississippi:
Castle House (Aberdeen)

Montana State Prison
Deer Lodge, MT
The Montana State Prison was built in 1871 and was in use until 1979 when it moved to a new location. This building now houses the Old Montana Prison & Auto Museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [map]

North Carolina:
Gimghoul Castle (Chapel Hill)
Buried Castle (Nags Head)

Enchanted Castle Hotel
Regent, ND
The Enchanted Castle Hotel was adapted from a former high school in 2012. The rooms have a Middle Ages theme. The owner, Gary Greff, is responsible for the Enchanted Highway sculptures around town. Greff built giant Knight and Dragon statues next to the hotel. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Seacoast Mini Storage [gone]
Seabrook, NH
Seacoast Mini Storage added this castle facade to their building in the late 1990s. By 2024, the building had been remodeled and no longer had this castle look.

Casino Pier
Seaside Heights, NJ
 Gillian's Wonderland
Ocean City, NJ
This Casino Pier building houses an arcade and a carousel. Does anyone know when it was built? This photo is from 2012. By 2013, the building was repainted white and blue. [map]

This Gillian's Wonderland building houses food stands, arcade games, and a carousel. I don't know when this castle facade was built. [map]

More New Jersey:
Gatehouse (Hoboken)

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