The Historic Richthofen Castle was built by Baron Manfred von Richthofen who was the uncle and Godfather of the famous World War I Flying Ace - the Red Baron. Baron von Richthofen designed the The Historic Richthofen Castle after the family von Richthofen Castle in Germany!
Finished about 1887 after being started in 1883, the Historic Richthofen Castle was remodeled by then owner, Edwin Hendrie around 1911 and an additional wing was added to the Historic Richthofen Castle after being designed by famed architect JJB Benedict.
The Historic Richthofen Castle has 35 rooms and has an oak-panelled entry way. There was hand-crafted leather wall paper, much of which remains today.
Also in 1911, the Historic Richthofen Castle was the site of one of Denver's most notoricalfamous murders. Mrs. Gertrude Patterson, claimed her husband, Charles, abused her and she shot him twice, in the back of his head claiming self defense...hmmmm. There is a book written about the murder called "Alienation of Affection".
The Historic Richthofen Castle is located at at 7020 E. 12th Ave in Denver's Historic Montclair Neighborhood.
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