Tours start at $45. Perched atop a hill overlooking the Connecticut River, Gillette Castle was built from 1914 to 1919 by renowned actor and playwright William Gillette. Best known for his stage ...
Down the river a bit and set high on a hill in an 184-acre state park, Gillette Castle was built to look like a medieval castle by the eccentric actor William Gillette in the early 1900s.