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Mystery Castle. Coordinates: 33°21′30″N 112°03′48″W. Mystery Castle. Mystery Castle is located in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, in the foothills of South Mountain Park. It was built in the 1930s by Boyce Luther Gulley for his daughter Mary Lou Gulley. After learning he had tuberculosis, Gulley moved from Seattle to the Phoenix area ...
Jan 24, 2013 · The Mystery Castle has 18 rooms and is full of hidden chambers that once contained gold and other valuables. (Photo: Grant Olsen) Over the next 18 years, Mary Lou received occasional letters...
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- A castle made of recycled materials. The Mystery Castle was made with an assortment of building materials like recycled car parts and plow discs. It was also constructed with traditional building supplies like stone and cement.
- The castle was for his daughter. According to mymysterycastle.com Gulley got the idea to build a castle in the desert from his daughter Mary Lou. The castle’s website notes that Gulley recalled memories of him and his daughter building sand castles on the beach together in Seattle.
- It was actually a home. Mary Lou and her mother moved in shortly after Gulley died in 1945. Mary Lou called the 8,000-square-foot Mystery Castle home until she passed away in 2010.
- The Mystery Castle is right in Phoenix. No need to search the open desert or any backcountry roads to find this castle. The Mystery Castle is 9 miles south of downtown Phoenix at 800 E. Mineral Road.
Sep 27, 2019 · Mary Lou wanted to share her father’s story and her findings with the world, and in January 1948, Life magazine published a story titled, “Life Visits a Mystery Castle: A Young Girl Rules Over the Strange Secrets of a Fairy Tale Dream House in the Arizona Desert.” This article brought national attention to the mysterious site, and gave ...
Oct 30, 2017 · Mystery Castle Address: 800 E. Mineral Rd, Phoenix, AZ Directions: I-10 exit 155. East on Baseline Rd for 5.5 miles. Turn south onto 7th St. for 1.5 miles. At the end of the street, turn left onto Mineral Rd to get to the Castle. Golf courses and gated communities are being built up to the edge of the Mystery Castle desert property.
Oct 27, 2016 · The Mystery Castle is open October through May, Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- 3:30 p.m. is the last tour. Mary Lou’s fairy tale may have come to an end, but it's clear the wonder ...
Mystery Castle. Introduction: The Mystery Castle is located in Phoenix, Az in the foothills of South Mountain Park. The "castle" was built in the 1930's by Boyce Luther Gulley and dedicated to his daughter, Mary Lou Gulley after being diagnosed with tuberculosis. The backside of the Mystery Castle. Photo Credit to MaryLou Driedger.
