Castle Mont Rouge is a castle located on Red Mountain in Rougemont, North Carolina, north of Durham.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The castle was designed by American sculptor Robert Mihaly, known for his work at Duke University and the National Cathedral, as a private residence and country studio.[9] The design was based on architecture from Central and Eastern Europe, complete with 18 pinnacles and a turret.[10][8]
Robert Mihaly began construction of Castle Mont Rouge without a blueprint in the year 2000.[11][4][12][13]
The castle was abandoned in 2006,[6] although a fundraising campaign featuring Mihaly's children was launched to fund renovating it in 2014. The castle was still abandoned as of 2016.[14][15][16][17] Mihaly began restoring the castle in 2017, citing his desire to finish it while his children are still children.[8][4][5][7]
The castle has been cited as a Disney-like fairytale castle,[18][19] an abandoned or deserted castle,[20] a quirky North Carolina destination,[21] and the most bizarre building in North Carolina.[22]
Much rumor and lore has been built around Castle Mont Rouge and its creator, Robert Mihaly.[4][5][6][7][23] Mihaly referenced the rumor about the death of his wife in a televised news story, acknowledging that he is not a widower.[4][5][7]
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^ abcdeThe News and Observer, "A castle? A Work of Art? Mont Rouge is a labor of love", Adrianne Cleven, 3 Nov 2019, 1D
^ abcdThe Herald Sun, “Castle Mont Rouge in Rougemont is art oddity, labor of love”, Adrianne Cleven, 3 Nov 2019, 1A.
^ abcThe Roxboro Courier-Times, "Castle Mont Rouge offers Magic for Many", Cameron Beach, 31 Dec 2019, IA
^ abcdWRAL (November 17, 2019). "Sculptor hopes to turn Rougemont castle into public venue". WRAL.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^ abc"Hidden Triangle: Abandoned castle offers taste of Russia". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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^"Design | Diane Lea | Historic Bath Celebrates 300th Birthday". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
^The Durham News (N&O), A Castle Takes Shape in Rougemont, Elizabeth Shestak, Nov 3–4, 2007. pg. A.1
^"Castle Mont Rouge" Rougemont Reporter, Summer, 2006.
^Blackburn, C. "Turrets and Towers Tar Heel Style." Our State, May 2006.
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