Martin Castle – Lexington Kentucky
This majestic piece of real estate near Lexington, Kentucky was originally built to be a single-family home.
Construction began in 1969 by one Rex Martin and his wife Caroline Bogaert Martin. They had traveled a bit in Europe and were stunned by the architecture, so they decided to try to recreate it on some prime acreage in Kentucky. The finished “house” would have fifteen bathrooms, seven bedrooms, a fountain courtyard/driveway area, and more. Unfortunately, before the place was finished the thrill was gone, and Caroline and Rex divorced in 1975. The castle was left unfinished.
The property was for sale for years, with a price tag of $3 million dollars. There were talks of an upgraded Medieval Times kind of tourist attraction, or maybe a museum.
Tom Post bought the castle, and did some massive renovations. In May of 2004 the castle caught fire. Post, who lived in Miami at the time, had planned to use the property for charity – hosting fund raisers and other events. Despite the setback of the fire (which cost a bundle), post promised to rebuild.
All the repairs were finished by 2008. The resulting renovations had the castle home to twelve suites, a formal garden and tennis court, a pool, a ball room, a dining hall, and more. Of the sixteen total bedrooms, four of them are in the turrets.
The Grand Ballroom
A Guest Room
Now known as CastlePost, the property is still owned by Tom Post, and it is an inn and special events venue. Two reports said that the property is for sale again, for a whopping $30,000,000.
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on July 18, 2012. Filed under All Houses, Castle Homes.
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I keep looking at odd houses from time to time. I wonder why none are self sufficient. Such as, maybe a house made entirely of external solar panels . It also have a 60 foot deep compost silo under the house so there is no need ever of a spetic system for the biological waste from toiet use. l think also , a well with a water filtration system for drinking and bathing would complete a self sufficent home. Imagine a home with zero utility and water bills.
my dads name is Rex Martin and when i seen this i thought it was cool and shocking