# Castle of Heron Bay

- **Country:** the United States
- **Location Text:** Lake Worth, Texas. Formerly known as Whiting Castle, and commonly known as the Lake Worth Castle. Originally a three-room farm house built circa 1860, the property was won in a poker game by Samuel E. Whiting, who expanded and embellished the structure in the style of a castle, during the 1920s.

Located in Lake Worth, Texas, the Castle of Heron Bay is also known as Whiting Castle or the Lake Worth Castle. The structure began as a three-room farmhouse built around 1860 before Samuel E. Whiting acquired the property in a poker game and expanded it into a castle style during the 1920s.

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**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Heron_Bay (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)