Thornewood Castle Inn-Gardens

This company offers a bed and breakfast as well as a wedding venue.

Spread over four lush acres along beautiful American Lake, this 27,000-square-foot, Gothic Tudor–style mansion built in 1908 has hosted two American presidents,William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, and surrounds current guests with medieval stained-glass windows, gleaming wood floors, large mirrors, antiques, fireplaces, and hot tubs. From the lakeside patio and sunken garden—designed by...

There may not be any real castles in the United States, but this imposing 30,000-square-foot manor house, located a few miles south of Tacoma, sure comes close. Built in 1909, Thornewood has 28 bedrooms and 22 bathrooms, and incorporated into its design is a 15th-century wood-paneled staircase and stained-glass windows dating from the 15th to 17th centuries. Guest rooms are, as you might...

Nestled on four acres at american lake and dotted with oldgrowth fir trees is thornewood castle. Built in 1911 bychester a. Thorne this 27 000 square foot manor is of thegothic tudor style and is the only one of its kind on thewest coast. Built as a single family residence thornewood isnow a gracious country inn that has been lovingly restored.stephen kings rose red mini series was filmed here...

At Thornewood Castle, history and fairy tales are made from such as this. The "house that love built" continues to this day to enchant visitors from far and wide. It stands as a tribute to a man, Chester Thorne, who gave a whole new meaning to the term "built to last". The building materials brought around "the Horn" from England carry whisperings of the Renaissance past. Materials from the...