<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Kentucky Castle, also known as Castle Post, Martin Castle and Versailles Castle, is a castle in Kentucky, located in Versailles, Kentucky, near Lexington, Kentucky, 201 Pisgah Pike near the Woodford County line, part of a 50 acres (20 ha) estate . It is visually situated off Lexington (Versailles) road . The Kentucky Castle overlooks the Elkhorn Creek watershed on the Woodford / Fayette county line . Construction began in 1969 by its original owners, and has since changed hands undergoing a major renovation in 2004 . Today it operates as a bed and breakfast and special functions facility.As of 2017, new owners have focused on revitalization and remodels of the castle . The castle hosts special events, weddings, and has an operational farm - to - table restaurant inside . </P> <P> Construction on the castle was started by Rex Martin and his wife Caroline Bogaert Martin in 1969, after they had returned from a trip to Germany and were inspired by the architecture and many famous buildings they had seen in Europe . The finished project was to have seven bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms, a fountain in the driveway, and a tennis court . In 1975, the Martins divorced and left the castle unfinished . Over the years, it became a popular oddity and roadside photo - op for tourists . In 1988 Rex Martin put it on the market, but died before it was sold . In 2003 the so - called "Martin Castle" was sold for 1.8 million dollars to Thomas R. Post, a lawyer from Miami who graduated from University of Kentucky, and the name was changed to "The Castle Post". It had been for sale for many years at a price rumored to be more than 3 million dollars, and there had been talks that it would be turned into a medieval - themed restaurant or a museum . </P>

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