Leave our friends in Carolina Beach and continue our Trek south.
Spend my birthday at Huntington Beach State Park home of Atalaya Castle, the former beachside home of philanthropist and author Archer Huntington and his wife, renowned 20th-century sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington
The name "Atalaya" is a Spanish word. It mean "watchtower." The Castle took three years to build. It was built by a local contractor using local labor. Archer Huntington wanted to be sure that the local community benefited from the project - something that was much appreciated during the Depression. Archer Huntington seems to have completed the construction project without paper plans of any kind.
Atalaya was a 30-room building modeled after a Moorish castle and dominated by a 40-foot tall tower that was used to store water. The Castle was square, with walls that were 200 feet long on the Catle's exterior. Rooms were built along the inside of the Castle's walls and the center of the residence was a palm-lined courtyard. The home included a studio for Anna Huntington which opened into its own small enclosed courtyard.
In 1960, Anna directed that 2,500 acres of the Brookgreen property – which included Atalaya - be designated as a state park, the area now known as Huntington Beach State Park.
Next is Buck Hall Regional Park, Beaufort, SC and New Years Eve at Hunting Island State park and a Blue Moon.
Spend my birthday at Huntington Beach State Park home of Atalaya Castle, the former beachside home of philanthropist and author Archer Huntington and his wife, renowned 20th-century sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington
The name "Atalaya" is a Spanish word. It mean "watchtower." The Castle took three years to build. It was built by a local contractor using local labor. Archer Huntington wanted to be sure that the local community benefited from the project - something that was much appreciated during the Depression. Archer Huntington seems to have completed the construction project without paper plans of any kind.
Atalaya was a 30-room building modeled after a Moorish castle and dominated by a 40-foot tall tower that was used to store water. The Castle was square, with walls that were 200 feet long on the Catle's exterior. Rooms were built along the inside of the Castle's walls and the center of the residence was a palm-lined courtyard. The home included a studio for Anna Huntington which opened into its own small enclosed courtyard.
In 1960, Anna directed that 2,500 acres of the Brookgreen property – which included Atalaya - be designated as a state park, the area now known as Huntington Beach State Park.
Next is Buck Hall Regional Park, Beaufort, SC and New Years Eve at Hunting Island State park and a Blue Moon.
Huntington Beach State Park
Atalaya Castle Courtyard
Atalaya Castle
Atalaya Studio
Master Bath
Buck Hall Regional Park, SC
Beaufort, SC
View of Campground from Hunting Island Lighthouse
Biking on Beach
Hunting Island Lighthouse
Blue Moon
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