Killarney (Stollmeyer's Castle)

Description

Built by Charles Fourier Stollmeyer, Killarney was the first house to be constructed in the St Clair subdivision, established on lands which had previously been used as the government stock farm. Construction started in 1902 and was completed in 1904. The architect of this elaborate structure was a Scotsman, Robert Gillies, from the firm Taylor and Gillies. Described to be Scottish Baronial in architectural style, it is said that the structure of the house was patterned after a wing of Balmoral Castle in Scotland. When construction was completed, Mrs Stollmeyer found it too ostentatious for her simple tastes and her husband gave it to their son, Conrad, who was about to marry. The new Mrs Stollmeyer gave the structure the name Killarney, after the place in Ireland she had hoped to spend her honeymoon. Text provided by the Nationa Trust of Trinidad and Tobago: https://nationaltrust.tt/location/stollmeyers-castle/ Drone footage provided by RM Visuals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Rk5XDsK6A&t=1s