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In Summer 2017, after much of the building was condemned as unsafe by the city of Waltham, the University demolished Castle Towers C, D and E, and Schwartz Castle to make way for the new Skyline residence hall. Castle Towers A and B remained as student residences through the end of the 2016 fall
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Usen Castle is located atop Boston Rock, one of the highest points on the Brandeis campus. It consists of a series of six sections, connected to form an enclosed courtyard. Its exterior, apparently inspired by
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The Castle was built in 1928 by Dr. John Hall Smith, founder of the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Usen Castle is located in Massachusetts
Usen Castle is located in the United States
Waltham, Massachusetts
42°22′1″N 71°15′21″W / 42.36694°N 71.25583°W / 42.36694; -71.25583
79000359
Waltham, Massachusetts
Norman castle
Brandeis University
National Register of Historic Places
Lismore Castle
Ireland
Middlesex College of Medicine and Surgery
National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"NRHP nomination for The Castle"
"Letter to the Community - The Castle Project - Brandeis University"
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"Partial demolition of Usen Castle continues after summer 2017"
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