Group forms to save Wilson Castle

A Rutland County community group is working to save Wilson Castle off West Proctor Road. The Friends of Wilson Castle is sponsoring a restoration project to save the castle from further deterioration. The local landmark was built over seven years in the 1860s by a doctor who fell in love with an English noble lady when he was in residency in Britain. She refused to come to Vermont unless she had a proper castle. Wilson castle has 32 rooms on three floors. It boasts 13 fireplaces and more than a hundred stained glass windows. The Wilson family decided to share the castle with the public in 1962. The castle is still open for tours from May until October each year.