"It’s so disheartening because it's someone who decided to just come in with total disregard for someone else's property, and they were vicious about the attack."Īnyone with information is asked to contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS. The Farm at South Mountain in Phoenix offers a nearby escape from the city with canopies of pecan trees and an organic style garden. Again, it's just stuff that can't be replaced," Spears said. "He used goats milk for the mortar in the rocks. He began building the house from found or inexpensive recycled materials with the intention of giving it to his daughter. Some history on the castle – A Seattle man moved to Phoenix after finding out he had tuberculosis. It’s a private foundation, privately funded, so we depend on tour revenue to keep the foundation going and open for tours and so this has closed us down for the immediate future," Spears said. "So it’s not like we can go to a hardware store and buy replacement pieces. ![]() They’re estimating more than $100,000 worth of extensive damage was caused. Spears says they kicked down doors, broke through windows, kicked out a support beam and left the historic landmark on South Mountain destroyed. ![]() Some rocks thrown, but last night, somebody had a party here, and it’s just destroyed the interiors." "We got hit again, probably Friday night. I mean, I’m heartbroken," said Linda Spears, vice president of the Mystery Castle Foundation. Built 1930-45 by Boyce Luther Gulley as his dream castle for his daughter, Mary Lou, the house is constructed of. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for My Mystery Castle SIGNED 1952 MARY LOU GULLEY Phoenix Arizona Eccentric House at the best. Vandals cause 'extensive damage' to Mystery Castle near South Mountain suspects wanted
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