In 1927, Harding built the faux castle at 4853 S. Lake Park Ave. after being frustrated by the enormous cost of his plan to have a real German castle shipped to Chicago, brick by brick.
He opened the castle three years later with its secret passages, dungeon and keep — a fortified tower — to the public.
It became a museum that housed the great collection of weapons, suits of armor, and model ships that Harding collected. They are now housed in the Art Institute.
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