3426 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Dundurn Castle is a neoclassical mansion found in Hamilton. It was completed in 1835 and built by Sir Allan MacNab. MacNab was a Canadian politician, land speculator, and property investor, lawyer, soldier, and militia commander. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, and was the joint premier of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1856.

Fun fact - MacNab is related to Queen Camilla, King Charles III's wife, Camilla is the Royal Patron of Dundurn Castle today.

Dundurn has been many things since MacNab's death. It was used as an institution for the deaf for a time. the City of Hamilton bought the Dundurn in 1899. In the late 1960s, Dundurn was restored as a Centennial project and is now designated a National Historic
Site of Canada.

Today, Dundurn operates as a civic museum.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

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