Fisherman's Castle, sometimes known as Irish Bayou Castle is a 942 square foot castle built on Irish Bayou between New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana
Fisherman's Castle, sometimes known as Irish Bayou Castle is a 942 square foot castle built on Irish Bayou between New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana. Simon Villemarette built the castle in the style of a 14th century chateau in 1981 in anticipation of the 1984 World's Fair, and it was strong enough to survive both hurricanes Katrina and Isaac, although it required repairs following Katrina. Charles and Jean Kuhl bought the castle in 1995 and sold it in 2014.
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Fisherman's Castle on the Irish Bayou in Louisiana was built by Simon Hubert Villemarrette in 1981. He originally planned for it to be a secondary tourist attraction for the 1984 Worlds Fair in New Orleans. The castle is far from the center of town, however and the plans to get tour buses and boats to stop by fell through. When he took ill and died of lung cancer, his wife could not afford the mortgage and lost the castle in a foreclosure.
The castle remains, and is one of the only structures that withstood Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, without major wind damage. It was built to withstand 140 mile-an-hour winds, although the castle sits a little crooked on it's foundation as a result. Although it seems to be somewhat neglected, Jon Digman, who plans to make it into a bed and breakfast eventually, is now caring for the castle.
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Free
- Private property, closed for visitors
- It can be seen from the street