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An iconic landmark you can see from I-10, New Orleans area castle is now for sale

By Kasey Bubnash The Times Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

The Irish Bayou castle is for sale once again, according to the property’s Facebook page, and this time the eye-catching landmark is on the market for $500,000.

A reproduction of a 14th century castle that can be seen for miles from Interstate 10, the “fisherman’s castle” has changed hands a number of times since it was first built in 1981. T

he whimsical structure was erected by Simon Villemarette as a tourist attraction for visitors to the World’s Fair when New Orleans hosted it in in 1984. Attempts to have tour buses and boats stop at the castle mostly failed, however.

Peter and Pamela Egan used the castle and land across US 11 as a weekend camp for about four years before they sold it for $62,000 in 1995. In 2005 the castle survived hurricane Katrina, which filled it with about 12 feet of water, and it has been through various restoration efforts in recent years.

The fishing camp across the street and another empty lot are included in the latest offer.

The asking price for the castle was $150,000 when it went up for sale in 2014, according to WDSU-TV.

The Irish Bayou castle, a landmark along Interstate 10 for more than three decades, is up for sale. , Sunday April 27, 2014. The asking price when it was on the market in 2014 was $150,000, WDSU television says. The structure was built in 1981, in hopes it would be a tourist attraction and generate revenue during the 1984 World’s Fair. It survived Katrina, which pushed almost 12 feet of water into it.
The Irish Bayou castle, a landmark along Interstate 10 for more than three decades, is up for sale. , Sunday April 27, 2014. The asking price when it was on the market in 2014 was $150,000, WDSU television says. The structure was built in 1981, in hopes it would be a tourist attraction and generate revenue during the 1984 World’s Fair. It survived Katrina, which pushed almost 12 feet of water into it. David Grunfeld NOLA.com | The Times-Picayue

This story was originally published June 14, 2022 at 10:14 AM.

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