In the great tradition of castles built out of pure love or passion--from the Taj Mahal in India to Boldt Castle on Heart Island in New York's Thousand Islands region--here is the hilltop quirk built almost a century ago in East Haddam, CT by actor and playwright William Hooker Gillette (1853-1937). His portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on Broadway at the turn of the twentieth century was considered the definitive interpretation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famed detective; today, his architectural fantasy, the crown of Gillette Castle State Park, is one of Connecticut's top tourist attractions.
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