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Danbury, Connecticut
Photo: Dmadeo / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
New York photographer E. Starr Sanford built this 16-room stone castle as a summer retreat between 1896 and 1899, importing Italian wood for parts of its veranda. After Sanford sold it in 1902, later owner Charles Darling Parks renamed it "Hearthstone" for its eight fireplaces and gave it to his daughter Irene in 1918. The City of Danbury purchased the castle along with neighboring Tarrywile Mansion in 1985, and it has stood empty ever since. Hikers on the grounds report shadowy figures and glowing orbs in the castle's windows, a phantom dog, a running apparition of a man on the estate, and — most often — sticks thrown at them by an unseen presence.
The ruined stone castle sits within Tarrywile Park, which is free and open daily from sunrise to sunset. The castle is fenced off and unsafe to enter, but can be viewed from the trail. Stay out of the ruin.
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