Looks more like an NYC public school (which is not an insult; many are quite beautiful) than an "old-world chateau".
Day 142
Maryhill Museum
August 15th, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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It’s beautiful Matt… so majestic there…..
all the green grass around it looks a little out of place though…. nice to see some trees amongst the sagebrush.
reminds me of the vanderbilt mansion up in hyde park ny, near the culinary institute of america.
Mary Poppins movie I am thinking.
G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!
oh my god–it is the museum i told you about a few posts back–like a week ago!! has the stonehenge thing-either at it or very close by!
Overlooking the Columbia River I assume???…
It’s so stately, and to be able to view the river and mountains from the museum must be quite a sight.
I sure hope this doesn’t mean you walked right past it and didn’t go inside! If you did, you missed something wonderful.
Wow – that is something to behold in all that “nothing”. Seems a little strangely located – like out of place somehow – but I guess not! :)
Hmmm…. French looking chateau in the Wild Wild West! :)
LOL !!
Awesome beauty. Almost looks like one of our(my) churches Temple in Navvou(sp?) Illinois. This is really beautiful how it looks over the valley.
Thank you to all for the warm welcome! I just had to go back to the Sam Hill sign to make sure I wasn’t repeating myself…regarding Maryhill….named after his wife. The Queen of Romania was invited to open the museum….maybe that is why he decided to build good roads? The Queen, after all! Inside the museum are some items from her reign, such as a throne! I guess Queens throw away old ones and/or give them to museums. It certainly is a long way from it’s home!!
This was often a day trip for our family…..it felt so “European”…..so different for Washington State, so isolated, so strange.. I remember the gardens had roaming peacocks….which when they called out scared my little daughter to death!
Sam Hill was an interesting man. I seem to remember he was associated with Spreckles Sugar (California wealth). Friends? Family?
so there we get the european influence. What would a american influenced castle look like???
So much punctuation in that sentence, I love it.
Matt, are you finding places along your route that you want to return and explore someday? This looks like a fascinating area for a second look.
I love old architecture
It looks like you’re almost at the end of your journey, Matt
It’s obvious why Sam Hill, or anyone else, would choose this area for a place to live. Stunning.
Ohhhh, I want that! It almost looks like a totally different picture was cut out and laid on top of the original picture. Neat!