Hartford Castle
38°48′02″N 90°05′05″W / 38.800600°N 90.084600°W
Hartford Castle is the ruins of a 19th-century residence located near Hartford, Illinois. It is located at 38°48′2″N 90°5′4″W / 38.80056°N 90.08444°W (38.800600, -90.084600) approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The official name of the home was Lakeview. It was constructed by a French immigrant named Benjamin Biszant for his English bride in 1897.
Sources[edit]
Taylor, Troy (2005). Weird Illinois. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 232–233. ISBN 0-7607-5943-X.
Taylor, Troy. "Hartford Castle". Retrieved 2007-01-26.