The "Castle" of Castle Hill, c. 1930
Item
Title
The "Castle" of Castle Hill, c. 1930
Description
The Castle mansion on the Castle Hill property.
Capt. Benjamin Hogg, a sailing merchant, established a sawmill at Sewall's Point (Waveland) on property purchased in 1885. The new settlement included a school and general store and sat on a high bluff overlooking the St. Lucie River was known as 'Hogg's Hill.' Benjamin Hogg sold the 'Hogg Hill' property in the mid-1920s, but with the economy crash took the land back in about 1926. The property now included a four story pink castle, claimed to be built for Queen Marie of Romania. Retired Manhattan Judge Edward Swann and wife Margaret purchased the estate in 1927, remodeling the Castle into a Georgian mansion. They also built a concrete block two-story, five bedroom Italian Villa with tin barrel roof by 1930, several garages, seven windmills and other structures around the estate, called Castle Hill. The property was inherited by a niece, Doris Fuller Childs (1896-1986) who torn down the Castle in 1956 and lived in the Villa
Capt. Benjamin Hogg, a sailing merchant, established a sawmill at Sewall's Point (Waveland) on property purchased in 1885. The new settlement included a school and general store and sat on a high bluff overlooking the St. Lucie River was known as 'Hogg's Hill.' Benjamin Hogg sold the 'Hogg Hill' property in the mid-1920s, but with the economy crash took the land back in about 1926. The property now included a four story pink castle, claimed to be built for Queen Marie of Romania. Retired Manhattan Judge Edward Swann and wife Margaret purchased the estate in 1927, remodeling the Castle into a Georgian mansion. They also built a concrete block two-story, five bedroom Italian Villa with tin barrel roof by 1930, several garages, seven windmills and other structures around the estate, called Castle Hill. The property was inherited by a niece, Doris Fuller Childs (1896-1986) who torn down the Castle in 1956 and lived in the Villa
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow, from the collection of Doris Childs.
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Format
1 black and white copy prints, 4x6 inches
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
Thurlow-2026-009-FFB-childs-001
2026.009
Coverage
Original Format
Photographic print
Collection
Citation
“The "Castle" of Castle Hill, c. 1930,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/18553.