Where is hammond castle

It is also rumored that Hammond, who had a fascination with the occult, held many seances at the castle and filled his library with books about the occult. This appears to be just a rumor though, since the two scientists had a falling out before the castle was even built. Ambassador to the Court of St. James in England, was the person who introduced his son and Tesla. Although Tesla may have never visited the castle, Hammond and his wife did entertain many other celebrities at the castle, such as John D.

Hammond was a renowned animal lover with a number of pet Siamese cats. According to an article in the Gloucester Times, whenever one of his beloved cats passed away, he would place the cat in a jar of formaldehyde and drive around Gloucester in a one-car funeral procession:.

Fox held annual concerts at the castle to pay for the maintenance of the building but eventually sold it when the concerts failed to generate enough money. Several live-in caretakers of the property have claimed that the building is haunted, possibly by Hammond and his wife Irene, who died in Hammond was buried in a steel casket in a mausoleum on the property, along with three of his Siamese cats still preserved in jars, but his body was removed in and reburied in the outdoor courtyard of the castle after several vandals broke into the mausoleum and stole the cats.

The castle is now a museum that is open to the public from spring until autumn. The museum also hosts annual Halloween events as well as private weddings and functions. If you want to learn about more castles in the area, check out the following article on castles in Massachusetts. Hammond Castle: Website: www. Sources: Hammond, Jr, John Hays. Massachusetts: A Guide to Unique Place s. Citadel Press, Color Healing: Chromotherapy. Health Research Books, Seifer, Marc.

Inner Tradition, Valone, Thomas. Adventures Unlimited Press, We stayed at a large motel on the water in Gloucester several times and went into town a few times. Regretfully we never heard about the castle but will visit it next time we go. I hope the ghosts will meet us there. Decided to revisit Hammond Castle after many years. What a terrible disappointment. Outside -Many of the gardens are unkempt with weeds and bittersweet growing in abundance.

Lawns all needed mowing. One garden behind the castle was so over grown with weeds and sumac that you had to get up close and peer in just to see some of the beautiful day-lilies growing underneath. Much of the stone work on the building looks to be in serious need of re-pointing and probably leading to much of the water damage visible inside.

Inside - Dirty, dirty, dirty. Very poorly lit, and cobwebs, flaking paint, rusting metal window frames everywhere, and it looked like every window needed to be repaired and washed. Many windows were cracked. Bathroom ok, but the tile work needs to be scrubbed and the floors swept. Oh yeah, would someone please replace the lock on the stall in the men's room?! Every floor looked like it needed a serious "on the hands and knees" scrubbing. Some of the worst paint jobs I've seen anywhere.

What's up with all the nick knacks and decorative items that look like they came out of TJ Maxx or Home Goods? They have no place in a Castle Museum. Many of the items that are on display aren't even marked and when there is a write up on an object, it is either faded or sloppily cut and framed. I just read on their website that they have had staff cuts and their curator is retiring.

What gives? Hello Board of Trustees, you have a gem of a building with magnificent ocean views, and great potential, don't waste what you have! I enjoy visiting Hammond Castle in the summer but my favorite time to go is in the weekends in October. They go all out turning the castle into a haunted house. It is one of the best I've been to. The only problem is the lines are long. I think we waited around two hours the last time we went and it only takes about minutes to walk through.

Archie's Mom 42 contributions. We visited the castle on June 2, on a rainy, windy day. The weather was so bad we opted to tour inside. What a disappointment as the gardens are truly lovely.

The castle is literally falling apart and filthy. The fake Persian rugs have not been vacuumed in years; the indoor pool had a nice growth of algae.

Dusty artificial flowers in cheap vases were scattered throughout every room. The ceiling in Mrs. Hammond's bathroom is falling in and the dime store prints, totally of the wrong era for what is advertised as a medieval castle, were faded and sad.

Descriptive panels on the walls were either created with a very old typewriter or written by hand; nothing had the mark of curatorial care. The Hammond story is interesting as is his fine Hammond organ.

But whatever pieces he imported from Europe to decorate his home are overwhelmed by a garish assortment of kitsch. Whoever owns and operates this structure is soon to be guilty of its total collapse from neglect. Hammond's fascination with the occult seems to be the overriding contemporary theme of the house and its awful gift shop.

I find the early 20th century preoccupation among wealthy Americans of buying or copying European culture an interesting topic for many visits such as the Hearst Castle or Viscaya in Miami. But I cannot recommend this place to anyone.

The experience of visiting left me with a deep sadness at its current dilapidated state. What an interesting place to visit! Unfortunately it was a cloudy day but still we had a great time enjoying view of the Atlantic shore line. We took several nice pictures. We explored many rooms of the castle with its medieval architecture and artifacts. Very interesting story behind the owner and he did seem very much ahead of his time as an inventor. Make sure you stop here when in the area.

Dalesid Bowie, MD contributions. Followed the map to get to the place several miles from the city. It was closed, only opened on the weekends. Nothing indicated this to us before we wasted our time.

Sukira Providence, RI contributions. I enjoyed the 30 minute guided tour of the great hall and the atrium with the pool. The pool was so pretty! The whole thing took one hour.

But the views of the Atlantic Ocean are amazing from the backyard. If you are in the area, check it out! MsPengwn New Hampshire 31 contributions. Just to get one thing out of the way, this is NOT a "fun place" to take the kids.

Unless you have an older child into history, inventions, or artifacts It is a breathtaking beauty as you make your way down from the parking lot. It is wonderful to look at all the exterior details. The entrance for visitors is through a modest-size door with an inconspicuous sign over it, not the huge "castle"-type entryway.

That makes for a lovely photo op though! Next should be the gift shop counter to purchase your tickets. From other reviews it looks like you might want to call ahead, but there ARE guided tours. Just ask when next one steps off! You can always wait in the small room where the informational video is playing. Our tour guide could have spoken a bit louder but had lots of antectdotes we would have missed out on just going ourselves. Anyway, alot more facts than given, mixed in with the antecdotes would have been better.

For example: not enough time was spent on all the inventions this man should have been given more attention for. The main hall is a great sight to see as well as the pool area you would never know you are inside here. There are some doors closed to the public, understandably. In addition to guided tours, Hammond Castle Museum offers a number of educational programs and prearranged tour opportunities for school and tour groups.

Hammond Castle Museum is not handicapped accessible. Skip to main content. Visit website. Drive North on Route until you reach exit At the end of the exit ramp turn right onto Route toward Gloucester. Stay on route until the end of that highway. With the harbor in front of you take another right onto Route South Western Avenue. About a mile and a half down Route south look for a left hand turn marked Hesperus Avenue.

You can see the green street sign about a third of the way up a telephone pole on your left, but more importantly there is a small blue sign on a that pole which says "Hammond Castle".