Bancroft's Castle
by Betty Denise
Title
Bancroft's Castle
Artist
Betty Denise
Medium
Photograph - Giclee On Paper
Description
Bancroft's Castle was built by General William Bancroft atop Gibbet Hill in Groton, Massachusetts in 1906. Since the year 2000, the "castle" and trails became part of Groton's protected open space and was opened to the public.
History and Uses
Bancroft built the structure as a gift for his wife. He originally intended it as a bungalow to accompany a larger castle-like house, but lost funding before the additions could be realized.
In 1918, physician Harold Ayres purchased the bungalow and renovated it into a private sanitarium.
During the 1930s, the Groton Hunt Club used the bungalow for entertainment. During a July 4 fireworks celebration in 1932, the bungalow caught fire - leaving only the exterior stone wall ruins intact.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bancroft%27s_castle)
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November 15th, 2019
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Comments (17)
Betty Denise
Featured: Many thanks to Jan Mulherin for featuring my image in her Art Forever With You group! 🙂
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
Betty Denise replied:
Featured: Thank you so much Pamela for featuring my image in your Camera Art Group! :-)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning Black and White image has been selected to be featured for the week in the "Creative Black and White Fine Art Photographs" Group’s Home Page!! You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 December: Stunning Group Featured Images and Feature Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You may also share your featured image to our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2428820430682266/ Thank you for your group participation! (December 27, 2019)
Betty Denise replied:
Featured: Thank you so much Jan for featuring my image in your Creative Black and White Fine Art Photographs group!
Betty Denise
Featured: Thanks to Frozen in Time for featuring my image in Your Very Best Photograph group! :-)
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group:-)
Betty Denise replied:
Featured: Thank you so much Robyn for featuring my image in The World We See Group!
Betty Denise
Featured: Thank you so much Cia for featuring my image in your Digital Art and Photography For a Simple Imagination group! :-)
Betty Denise
Featured: Thank you so much Liz for featuring my image in your New England Photographs group! :-)
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in AAA Images:-)
Betty Denise replied:
Featured: Many thanks to you Robyn for featuring my image in your AAA Images group! :-)
Betty Denise
Featured: Thank you Judy for featuring my image in your USA Photographers ONLY group! It's much appreciated.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Betty Denise replied:
Featured: Many thanks to you John for featuring my image in your Images That Excite You group! :-)
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