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The castle has a number of interesting architectural elements but its best known is its numerous secret passages and "legendary underground mazes and hallways". At
Nickerson's request, Richardson also included a number of unusual features to add both protection and entertainment. Below the study was
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In Marion, Nickerson bought a large estate known as "Great Hill," with 40 rooms and seven square miles of forests and winding driveways. He undertook an extensive remodeling of the waterfront home, adding conservatories and stables, and redecorated it with expensive furnishings. It was here that he
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It was built on top of a rocky hill "so that the Castle and the River appeared magically to carriages or cars arriving through the forested Pine Street entrance." The home cost $ 300,000 to build and $ 200,000 to furnish. While the mansion was being built, Nickerson lived in a home on the property
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greatly reduced his fortune, and his family was forced to sell off his 60,000 shares in the
Atchison railroad to hold onto their property. They also sold Great Hill. They attempted to hold onto Riverdale, but eventually Nickerson's widow sold the property and moved to Europe. The
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Nickerson, a prosperous Boston businessman. Albert attended the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain and did not attend college. Later in his life, Joseph Nickerson became involved in several railroads and was the president of two. Joseph's brother
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Jamaica Plain until 1878 when he purchased the home of a failed Dedham lawyer, Edward S. Rand, near Connecticut Corner in Dedham. He soon became civically involved, running for selectman, and making charitable contributions to causes around town.
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refused to do. Around the same time, the Dedham Board of
Assessors dramatically increased his taxes to a level he felt was unfair. Partially as a result of these two setbacks, Nickerson sold the house to his brother George and he moved to an estate on
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a wading pool, rifle range, and a dungeon. The escape routes and secret hiding places were presumably added because
Nickerson was concerned that people "would try to murder him for his abundant wealth."
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Nickerson quarreled with Marion officials over his taxes as well and, three years before his death, moved back to Dedham. There, he purchased
Riverdale, a 600-acre (2.4 km) estate on the
211:(ATSF) between 1874 and 1880. In 1880, when Joseph Nickerson died as one of the richest men in Boston, Albert inherited several million dollars and was made a director of the ATSF and the
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Nickerson was the wealthiest man in Dedham at the time of his death. He was a member of Dedham's St. Paul's
Episcopal Church, but donated $ 10,000 towards the construction costs of
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and held them until his death. He was an accomplished businessman in his own right by this time, with an estimated $ 3 million in holdings. He invested in milling companies in
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Nickerson was married twice. He married Amelia
Frances Lindsay on March 1, 1876. He had five children: Albert, Richard, William, Ruth, and Agnes. He was a vestryman at
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called it "one of the best pieces existing of the peculiar
Romanesque sculpture of semi-Byzantine character which Mr. Richardson's work introduced to this community."
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debt. This was welcome news, as the parish was bankrupt at the time. He also contributed $ 5,000 to the construction of the
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269:. His net worth was rumored to be between $ 10 million and $ 20 million.
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The castle that Nickerson had constructed, now part of the
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Johnson, Fr. Robert (June 7, 1890). "Farewell Address".
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This is the equivalent of $ 304,564,605 in 2018 dollars.
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church in Dedham. He was a close friend of President
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895:"Uses Vary but Castle Remains a Very Sacred Space"
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663:. Harvard University Press. pp. 292–293.
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1002:. Nobles and Greenough School. Archived from
975:. Nobles and Greenough School. Archived from
736:Eldridge, Joyce Leffler (September 3, 2012).
657:Johnson, Arthur M.; Supple, Barry E. (1967).
552:"The Castle: A Great House of the Gilded Age"
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184:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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860:Dedham Historical Society Newsletter
265:Nickerson was a business partner of
1114:. Boston: McClellan, Hearn and Co.
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1194:Shapiro, Peter (April 29, 1974).
1108:Leahy, William Augustine (1892).
1265:Episcopalians from Massachusetts
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879:Guide Book To New England Travel
829:Vogler, Paula (April 21, 2016).
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1077:. St. Mary's Church, Dedham, MA
1037:. Dedham Historical Society: 44
1025:Fisher, Mrs. George F. (1896).
998:Joyce Leffler Eldridge (2005).
920:Schaff, Isa (August 24, 2012).
320:that was the childhood home of
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799:. January 22, 1914. p. 9
442:Joseph Nickerson was born in
1196:"Who It Is – A.L. Nickerson"
1075:"History: St. Mary's Church"
690:"Obituary: Joseph Nickerson"
420:Albert Lindsay Nickerson Jr.
862:(May). 2000. Archived from
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1132:. March 1, 1880. p. 4
1031:Dedham Historical Register
926:Noble and Greenough School
767:. March 4, 1876. p. 4
698:. March 2, 1880. p. 3
413:Noble and Greenough School
333:Noble and Greenough School
295:in Marion, Massachusetts.
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1270:People from Jamaica Plain
1171:. May 21, 1893. p. 5
1126:"A Church Debt Cancelled"
444:Barnstable, Massachusetts
288:Norfolk County Commission
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1290:Deaths from appendicitis
791:"Gives $ 1000 to church"
678:– via archive.org.
258:, becoming president of
180:Albert Winslow Nickerson
32:Albert Winslow Nickerson
1285:Mexican Central Railway
341:Henry Hobson Richardson
256:Lawrence, Massachusetts
252:Mexican Central Railway
213:Mexican Central Railway
188:Mexican Central Railway
1027:"Captain Joseph Guild"
947:"The Castle at Nobles"
738:"Bytes of Castle Lore"
363:that once belonged to
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1061:The Dedham Transcript
1006:on September 11, 2006
866:on December 31, 2006.
835:The Dedham Transcript
401:Forest Hills Cemetery
385:Dedham Public Library
345:Frederick Law Olmsted
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304:would host president
236:Marion, Massachusetts
92:Forest Hills Cemetery
979:on September 6, 2006
901:on September 7, 2006
953:on February 6, 2012
558:on February 6, 2012
322:John Lothrop Motley
1130:Boston Daily Globe
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1096:Byrne et al. 1899
922:"The Castle When"
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550:Guy Altree.
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1250:1893 deaths
1245:1840 births
1218:Works cited
840:October 17,
764:Boston Post
759:"Marriages"
232:Gray Gables
98:Nationality
1239:Categories
480:References
159:(grandson)
106:Occupation
53:1840-05-21
424:Mobil Oil
312:Riverdale
224:Episcopal
164:Signature
148:Relatives
1136:July 11,
1081:March 9,
669:67-13254
448:Cape Cod
250:and the
186:and the
140:Children
101:American
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381:US$ 700
154:(uncle)
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278:Dedham
242:Career
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