The livingroom in Scotty's Castle. All the beams are hand carved, the balcony has tile inlays, and all curtains are leather, engraved with various designs. As an added decorative touch, the rockwork shown in the center of the picture is really a waterfall which helped keep the house cool during the hot summer days. Formerly called Death Valley Ranch, Scotty's Castle was built, but never completed, in the 1920s. Flamboyant cowboy, storyteller, Walter Scott, convinced Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson to invest in his (fraudulent) gold mine in the Death Valley area. Johnson actually spent time vacationing and recuperating from illness at the property, which is now a museum.
Scotty's Castle Museums--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Dwellings--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Scott, Walter E.1872-1954 Johnson, Albert,1904-1993 Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.)
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