84:
17:
66:, to move in. The mansion was destroyed by a forest fire only five weeks later, and now only the massive sandstone foundations, fireplace pillars and walls of the original seven structures remain intact. The parcel remained privately owned but for many years the ruins were open to the public; many hikers and photographers took advantage of this permission.
62:, built Knapp's Castle shortly after purchasing the 160-acre (0.65 km) parcel in 1916. The location was so secluded that a new road had to be built to reach it. In 1940, Frances Holden bought the property and invited her friend, world-famous opera singer
180:
170:
131:
35:. Built in 1916 by George Knapp, the estate included 5 bedrooms, an organ room, and even an observatory. Located near East Camino Cielo in the
175:
74:
77:
ordered a stop to the construction due to a lack of permits, but the construction equipment remained on site.
104:
123:
47:. It was a popular destination for hikers and photographers. The site is no longer open to the public.
36:
32:
80:
As of August 2020, the site was no longer accessible to the public due to active construction.
28:
8:
69:
In
January 2011, the site underwent new construction by the property owner, with a stone
55:
44:
83:
164:
146:
133:
63:
59:
70:
40:
16:
124:
Santa
Barbara Hikes - Knapp's Castle and the Snyder Trail
181:
Tourist attractions in Santa
Barbara County, California
73:-style addition, some reinforcements, and other work.
27:
is a privately owned landmark ruined mansion in the
162:
39:, the ridge-top site has a panoramic view of
171:Houses in Santa Barbara County, California
82:
15:
163:
13:
14:
192:
117:
98:
1:
91:
105:Knapp’s Castle Construction?
7:
20:An aerial view of the ruin.
10:
197:
176:Ruins in the United States
50:
37:Los Padres National Forest
109:Santa Barbara Independent
87:Sunset at Knapp's Castle.
33:Santa Barbara, California
147:34.52333°N 119.79306°W
88:
21:
86:
19:
152:34.52333; -119.79306
75:Santa Barbara County
29:Santa Ynez Mountains
143: /
107:, January 6, 2011,
89:
22:
56:George Owen Knapp
45:Santa Ynez Valley
188:
158:
157:
155:
154:
153:
148:
144:
141:
140:
139:
136:
111:
102:
196:
195:
191:
190:
189:
187:
186:
185:
161:
160:
151:
149:
145:
142:
137:
134:
132:
130:
129:
120:
115:
114:
103:
99:
94:
53:
12:
11:
5:
194:
184:
183:
178:
173:
127:
126:
119:
118:External links
116:
113:
112:
96:
95:
93:
90:
52:
49:
25:Knapp's Castle
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
193:
182:
179:
177:
174:
172:
169:
168:
166:
159:
156:
125:
122:
121:
110:
106:
101:
97:
85:
81:
78:
76:
72:
67:
65:
64:Lotte Lehmann
61:
60:Union Carbide
58:, founder of
57:
48:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
18:
128:
108:
100:
79:
71:amphitheatre
68:
54:
41:Lake Cachuma
24:
23:
150: /
138:119°47′35″W
165:Categories
135:34°31′24″N
92:References
43:and the
51:History
31:near
167::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
