Stokes Castle

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Stokes Castle is a historic three-story stone tower built in the late 19th century as a summer home and lookout, now a notable roadside attraction near Austin, Nevada.

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Stokes Castle canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building ⓘ
roadside attraction ⓘ
stone tower ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque Revival ⓘ
linked to: Neo-Romanesque
builtFor Anson Phelps Stokes ⓘ
linked to: Anson Greene Phelps
builtInThe late 19th century ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Lander County, Nevada ⓘ
Castles in Nevada ⓘ
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada ⓘ
Towers in Nevada ⓘ
completionDate 1897 ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1897 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1896 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse tourist attraction ⓘ
distanceFromAustin about 1 mile west ⓘ
elevation approximately 6,400 feet ⓘ
floorCount 3 ⓘ
hasCondition ruin-like but standing ⓘ
hasFeature fireplaces ⓘ
flat roof ⓘ
interior stairway ⓘ
iron balcony ⓘ
parapet ⓘ
hasStoreys three-story ⓘ
hasViewOf surrounding desert landscape ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate March 14, 2003 ⓘ
inception 1896 ⓘ
locatedIn Austin, Nevada ⓘ
Lander County, Nevada ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
namedAfter Anson Phelps Stokes ⓘ
near U.S. Route 50 ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber 03000110 ⓘ
numberOfFloors 3 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Austin, Nevada ⓘ
Reese River Valley ⓘ
ownedBy Austin Historical Society ⓘ
partOf historic sites in Lander County, Nevada ⓘ
region Great Basin ⓘ
touristAttractionType roadside attraction ⓘ
use lookout tower ⓘ
summer home ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Austin, Nevada → hasLandmark → Stokes Castle ⓘ
Austin, Nevada → hasLandmark → Stokes Castle ⓘ
subject linked to: Austin
Anson Phelps Stokes → commissioned → Stokes Castle ⓘ