Joslyn Castle

Joslyn Castle

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Publication Date: 25th April 2022

In the spring of 1893, media titans George and Sarah Joslyn bought a farm in Omaha, Nebraska, that would prove to be one of the city's most noteworthy real estate transfers. On this land, the Joslyns would construct a transformational home that would become an Omaha landmark known as Joslyn Castle, a Scottish baronial-style home built of limestone from neighboring Kansas. They chose their good friend, Canadian-born architect John McDonald, to design the residence, and he did so in grand style. Over the years, the Joslyn Castle has survived a devastating tornado, served as a home base for the a... Read More
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In the spring of 1893, media titans George and Sarah Joslyn bought a farm in Omaha, Nebraska, that would prove to be one of the city's most noteworthy real estate transfers. On this land, the Joslyns would construct a transformational home that would become an Omaha landmark known as Joslyn Castle, a Scottish baronial-style home built of limestone from neighboring Kansas. They chose their good friend, Canadian-born architect John McDonald, to design the residence, and he did so in grand style. Over the years, the Joslyn Castle has survived a devastating tornado, served as a home base for the a... Read More
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In the spring of 1893, media titans George and Sarah Joslyn bought a farm in Omaha, Nebraska, that would prove to be one of the city's most noteworthy real estate transfers. On this land, the Joslyns would construct a transformational home that would become an Omaha landmark known as Joslyn Castle, a Scottish baronial-style home built of limestone from neighboring Kansas. They chose their good friend, Canadian-born architect John McDonald, to design the residence, and he did so in grand style. Over the years, the Joslyn Castle has survived a devastating tornado, served as a home base for the administrative staff of the Omaha Public Schools, and charmed thousands of visitors who have come to tour the grounds. It stands today as a reminder of a bygone era and the dream of the Joslyns, who shared their home--and their wealth--with the city they loved so much.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 25th April 2022
  • State: Nebraska
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467107976
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
    TRAVEL / United States / Midwest / West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Author Bio
Omaha-based author John Dechant, a longtime member of the Joslyn Castle governing board, examines the castle and its first owners through a collection of photographs from the Joslyn Castle photograph archives and the Bostwick-Frohardt Collection at Omaha's Durham Western Heritage Museum that help tell the property's story from the 1890s through the present day.
In the spring of 1893, media titans George and Sarah Joslyn bought a farm in Omaha, Nebraska, that would prove to be one of the city's most noteworthy real estate transfers. On this land, the Joslyns would construct a transformational home that would become an Omaha landmark known as Joslyn Castle, a Scottish baronial-style home built of limestone from neighboring Kansas. They chose their good friend, Canadian-born architect John McDonald, to design the residence, and he did so in grand style. Over the years, the Joslyn Castle has survived a devastating tornado, served as a home base for the administrative staff of the Omaha Public Schools, and charmed thousands of visitors who have come to tour the grounds. It stands today as a reminder of a bygone era and the dream of the Joslyns, who shared their home--and their wealth--with the city they loved so much.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 25th April 2022
  • State: Nebraska
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467107976
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
    TRAVEL / United States / Midwest / West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Omaha-based author John Dechant, a longtime member of the Joslyn Castle governing board, examines the castle and its first owners through a collection of photographs from the Joslyn Castle photograph archives and the Bostwick-Frohardt Collection at Omaha's Durham Western Heritage Museum that help tell the property's story from the 1890s through the present day.