A true monument to the “if you dream it you can do it” mantra, the construction marvel Bishop Castle is the decadeslong work of the late Jim Bishop. In 1959, the Pueblo kid at age 15 used his savings to buy 2.5 acres in the Wet Mountains at 9,000 feet where he would eventually build the castle.
He started modestly with a rock foundation that friends said kind of looked like a castle. He kicked it into high gear in 1973 and went to work on the castle, which he worked on constantly until 2019. Jim died in 2024, but his son Daniel has carried on as caretaker.
Bishop Castle
12705 Greenhorn Hwy, Beulah, CO 81023, USA (38.043113, -105.089513)
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