6/19/21
We
got an earlier start today with specific destinations in mind. Our first stop
was the Hammond Castle, not very far from our campground.
The
castle was built specifically to house Mr. Hammond’s antique collection, which
he had acquired during his travels through Europe. Mr. Hammond was a prolific
inventor and had hundreds of patents to his credit. We could have spent all day
in this museum and still would not have been able to see everything.
His
attention to detail, placement of his antiques and design of the castle itself
reflect his vision and determination to implement the vision into what we saw
today. When you speak of antiques within the castle, you aren’t speaking of
only the furniture, paintings or windows. You are also speaking of the floor
tiles, arches, ceilings, fire places and walls. It is an amazing place!
The front courtyard
Entrance to the castle
The Great Hall
The inter courtyard. This is actually the swimming pool, Hammond had the water dyed green to make it look older
The pantry, below stairs and the kitchen
The invention room
The Back Yard
Back to the Invention Room (sorry these got put in out of order)
Patents in order by approval
Musical Patents
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