7/26/2023 0 Comments Abandoned mansion![]() ![]() Today, The Bannerman Castle Trust works to restore the building, promote tourism, and preserve the history of the island and structure.My journeys have taken me to some strange places, ranging from the creepiness of an abandoned lunatic asylum, to the quiet, vast emptiness of a forgotten chapel, but nothing quite like the abandoned home of a former professional boxer. Frank Bannerman’s wife maintained beautiful grounds on the island, some of which still exist even after the famous 1969 fire. ![]() In 1900, once the Bannermans owned the island, they built the Scottish-style mansion (or armory!) and even allowed various charity groups to visit the beautiful island in the summer. The American Revolution saw the island and its surrounding waters outfitted with booby traps called “chevaux de frise” to block British ships. A bit of folklore from the Native American tribes of the island survives, including the legend of naming the island after the story of a girl named Pell who was rescued and swept to safety on the island by her heroic sweetheart. According to Jane Bannerman, granddaughter-in-law of the builder Frank Bannerman VI, the mansion was built on Pollepel Island in the Hudson River as a place to store arms for sale. This castle doesn’t have a morbid history so much as a historically interesting one. Wish you could stay in the castle? Satisfy your scared-meter by a stay in one of these haunted Airbnb rentals. Today, the castle has fallen to fire and nature and remains a beautiful, eerie ruin. In their stead, the Celtic Football Club attempted to make training facilities. In 2002, the Lennox Castle Hospital was officially retired and all other buildings on the property knocked down. One such fight in 1956 resulted in some of the male patients attacking the nursing staff and being locked inside a small hut. Toward the middle of the century, however, fights, unrest, and riots began to break out among the patients. In 1927, the castle was purchased by the Glasgow Corporation and converted into a “hospital for the mentally ill.” Buildings cropped up around the main castle structure to eventually hold over 1,200 patients. Initially, the castle was built for John Lennox Kincaid of the familial line of the Earl of Lennox. Just north of Glasgow, this mansion and castle were built somewhere around the early 1840s. These abandoned hotels will give you chills. ![]() Alongside the rumors of occult activities and sacrifices, locals still say the long-ago smashed piano still floats music outside of the house and down the countryside. Still, the mansion lives on in lore to this day. After passing hands around the Vecchi family for a few decades, the house fell to disrepair, nature intrusion, and vandalism. After a number of search attempts, the Count himself succumbed to suicide. The Vecchi family spent very little time in the villa before tragedy struck-the Count’s wife was murdered and daughter kidnapped. Unfortunately for the Count, Sidoli died a year before the top-of-the-line villa was completed. In the late 19th century, Count Felix De Vecchi commissioned architect Alessandro Sidoli to build this Baroque-style behemoth. Known by many nicknames, including the “Red House, Ghost Mansion, and Casa Delle Streghe (The House of Witches),” this mansion touts a tragic history. This beautiful mansion sits among the trees in the mountains of Cortenova, beside Lake Como. ![]()
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