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Knapp
- Thread starter awhitster
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Rosco Bookbinder
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Yea right Bro. Just another place when I get down there in three weeks I don't need to go. You already got the stuff or will find it
. And speaking of stuff.........You acused me of "salting the mine" one time. Did you have the other Bro with you during all those other finds?????
And MOM always love me BEST.
. And speaking of stuff.........You acused me of "salting the mine" one time. Did you have the other Bro with you during all those other finds????? And MOM always love me BEST.
Kind of an interesting looking area. I would assume it has been detected on, party'd on, hunted on, graffiti-ed on, slept on ransacked on etc. My next choice would be to start looking along trails leading to it and areas a couple of hundred yards away. So, who was the owner of that building at one time?
Here is all the info plus I found a picture of it with snow.
Knapp's Castle was built by Union Carbide founder George Owen Knapp.
Knapp purchased the land in 1916, and the "castle" was built over the
course of four years. There were seven buildings, all made from
sandstone blocks. The main house include five bedrooms, a large
hallway, a dining room, an observatory, and a room especially designed
for a pipe organ. The structure was destroyed by a wildfire in 1940.
See:
"In 1916 a wealthy industrialist from Union Carbide named George Owen
Knapp purchased the homestead as a site for a mountain retreat to
compliment his 100 acre estate in Montecito. George Knapp and his
wife were engaged in numerous charitable pursuits and over the years
donated many thousands of dollars to local religious, educational, and
medical projects. Knapp employed Italian stonemasons to lay down
native cold water sandstone to form the foundations, walls, and
fireplaces of the retreat. The lodge, some four years in the
building, was a massive structure nearly 100 feet long. It was
furnished with all of the conveniences of the age including a pipe
organ. There were some other buildings including a studio, cottage,
staff dormitory, and a superintendent's house. Water was pumped from
several waterfalls near the eastern side of the property to a
reservoir just above the lodge.
In 1940 the property was sold to Frances Holden who invited her good
friend, world famous opera singer Lotte Lehmann, to move in...
...Just five short weeks after moving into the lodge, a raging forest
fire cut through the property destroying all of the buildings. The
massive stone foundations, fireplace pillars, and walls still remain
in ruins as a reminder to this page of Santa Barbara history."
"KNAPP
Knapp's Castle was built by Union Carbide founder George Owen Knapp.
Knapp purchased the land in 1916, and the "castle" was built over the
course of four years. There were seven buildings, all made from
sandstone blocks. The main house include five bedrooms, a large
hallway, a dining room, an observatory, and a room especially designed
for a pipe organ. The structure was destroyed by a wildfire in 1940.
See:
"In 1916 a wealthy industrialist from Union Carbide named George Owen
Knapp purchased the homestead as a site for a mountain retreat to
compliment his 100 acre estate in Montecito. George Knapp and his
wife were engaged in numerous charitable pursuits and over the years
donated many thousands of dollars to local religious, educational, and
medical projects. Knapp employed Italian stonemasons to lay down
native cold water sandstone to form the foundations, walls, and
fireplaces of the retreat. The lodge, some four years in the
building, was a massive structure nearly 100 feet long. It was
furnished with all of the conveniences of the age including a pipe
organ. There were some other buildings including a studio, cottage,
staff dormitory, and a superintendent's house. Water was pumped from
several waterfalls near the eastern side of the property to a
reservoir just above the lodge.
In 1940 the property was sold to Frances Holden who invited her good
friend, world famous opera singer Lotte Lehmann, to move in...
...Just five short weeks after moving into the lodge, a raging forest
fire cut through the property destroying all of the buildings. The
massive stone foundations, fireplace pillars, and walls still remain
in ruins as a reminder to this page of Santa Barbara history."
"KNAPP
Uncle Willy
New member
Great shots bud. Spent a bit of time around Santa Barbara and done a fair amount of fising at Cachuma and the other lakes in that area. That's buzz tail country up there, especially for that nasty bugger, the Pacific Rattler. Did you see any or was it to hot?
Bill
Bill
[quote Uncle Willy]Great shots bud. Spent a bit of time around Santa Barbara and done a fair amount of fishing at Cachuma and the other lakes in that area. That's buzz tail country up there, especially for that nasty bugger, the Pacific Rattler. Did you see any or was it to hot?
Bill[/quote]It was hot, but just for a day or 2. they will come out more in the spring. We didn't have much tome here,as our Governor likes to say, I'll Be Back
Bill[/quote]It was hot, but just for a day or 2. they will come out more in the spring. We didn't have much tome here,as our Governor likes to say, I'll Be Back