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This Luxurious 2,000 Square Foot Castle On 20 Acres Of Land In Michigan Is Now Up For Sale For $529k
Bored Panda ^ | July 31, 2020 | Robertas Lisickis

Posted on 07/31/2020 3:44:37 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

One of the things people start thinking about once they’ve become mature and individual adults is how to get their life together on top of all of the worldly things like getting and maintaining a job, creating a family, and whatnot.

Among the many things in this list is also one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make in your life, and that is getting a flat or a house. After all, once you commit to it, it’s something you’re gonna have to live with for anywhere between 5 and 40 years.

But if you’re gonna commit that much, why not skip the whole small-fry real estate and go straight to buying a castle?

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, buying castles are a thing. And there’s one currently for sale.

This is the Helmer Castle, aptly named after its original owner Max Helmer, who was a reclusive and eccentric concert violinist and son of a well-off Jackson County banker of the 20th century. The castle was built in 1927 by C.J. Jorgensen at 7300 Draper Road, Jackson, Michigan. And it’s surprising what you can do with 500 tons of fieldstone, 300 barrels of cement, nine workers, a horse, and a crane from 1927.

The Castle’s origins are traced back to Max Helmer’s love of medieval castles. Helmer was touring through Europe and had a chance to visit some of the castles there. After returning, he designed a home for himself based on a 5th century Roman hall that can be found near Nuremberg, Germany.

The medieval-styled building has been modernized since then, with some of the interior furniture and tech being of a more contemporary style and there now being a spacious garage to the side of the castle, everything else seems authentically medieval.

The 2,000 square feet Helmer’s Castle features a 60-foot tower with a spiral staircase, a number of fireplaces, shake-style metal roofing, hardwood floors, as well as a half-mile driveway leading up to it. As for the living spaces, it has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a kitchen and dining area, expansive living and great room, and a walkout master suite, among many other things.

The luxury doesn’t stop here as there’s also a lighted basketball court outside, 3 separate patios, as well as a number of scenic walking, running, sledding, and exploring trails, all spread across a 20 acre bit of land.

As of the moment of this article, the castle is going for $529,000 US dollars. The real estate ad suggests that it can be used for a number of functions, serving as a single family home, vacation home or rental, wedding venue, private multi-use retreat venue, or a new single-family home community. This is besides all of the immersive D&D campaigns that you can host inside.

Sources also state that this very castle was a filming location for the 1977 low-budget horror movie “The Demon Lover”, which told the story of a group of teenagers hanging around a cemetery and getting involved with a satanic priest who calls up a demon from hell. Don’t worry, the castle isn’t haunted or cursed, though some might find it a bit ominous given its aesthetic and the fact that there were rumors of Helmer being murdered here, but in reality he died of a heart attack.

The castle’s current owners, the Klenk family who have been living here since 1982, have spent their 36 years redoing the castle to make it more homely. They have done their best to make sure any renovations that they did fit Max Helmer’s original design, this way mashing the old and new styles into what they called “modern medieval.” Two years ago, they put the castle up for sale.

If you want more castle goodness, Bored Panda has a number of castle-related articles, including this one about the smallest castle in England (which was incidentally also for sale some time ago), and also another castle in Spain that you can rent via AirBnB.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Society
KEYWORDS: castle; godsgravesglyphs; helmercastle; history; jacksoncounty; maxhelmer; michigan
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To: SunkenCiv
dành để đọc chốc nữa.
81 posted on 08/01/2020 11:31:29 AM PDT by ThanhPhero
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

The Ill-tempered mutant sea bass would be the puppy you didn’t want that worked its way in to your heart.


82 posted on 08/01/2020 3:04:56 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirs)
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To: Sawdring
Michigan Basement.

Dungeon.

A rose by any other name.

83 posted on 08/01/2020 3:10:51 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (And lead us not into hysteria, but deliver us from the handwashers. Amen!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Needs a moat with some nice Walleye and Muskies..


84 posted on 08/01/2020 3:19:24 PM PDT by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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To: IamConservative

My choice would be Yellow Perch.

Or sharks with laser beams on their heads. ;)


85 posted on 08/01/2020 4:46:39 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: ThanhPhero

Heh, now I’ve got to check to see if I actually pinged it.


86 posted on 08/01/2020 5:39:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2012/08/guided_tour_will_explore_the_r.html


87 posted on 08/01/2020 5:41:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Bob Ireland

I’ve often wondered if Tintagel was somewhere near Aluminiumtagel, or Antimonitagel. /rimshot


88 posted on 08/01/2020 7:37:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Sacajaweau

There’s a Christian college in England that is in an old castle. My daughter studied there for a year long program and lived in the castle. For a while her room was in the turret.

They had a multi-day power outage and walked around at night with candles. She said it was really creepy.


89 posted on 03/15/2021 9:16:25 AM PDT by cyclotic (Live your life in such a way that they hate you as much as they hated Rush Limbaugh)
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