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The Searles Castle has towered over the town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts for 120 years, its seven turrets and blue dolomite exterior creating a fortress at the end of Main Street. Now, the French chateau-style castle is for sale -- a $15 million property joining a small niche of the world's luxury real estate market.

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PsychoHosebeast
May 20, 2007, 11:03 p.m.
What a great spot for a bed & breakfast.
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Sieben
May 21, 2007, 11:17 a.m.
I would be interested, but it has no "MOAT" which is a must on my list of things I have to have
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vidman04
May 21, 2007, 11:26 a.m.
The main problem is that it's in Mass.....
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SantaM
May 21, 2007, 12:18 p.m.
IF Bush moves in he can operate the country wholly from the castle. It has a dungeon for interogation. It has a throne where he can sign executive orders. and it has many shadow for Dick Cheney to lurk in.
Gonzolez can hide behind paintings with the eyes cut out.
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itsme2
May 21, 2007, 1:26 p.m.
That would be cool to live in! I could tell my husband"Off to the dungeon with you"!
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Webreader
May 21, 2007, 2:06 p.m.
If the price is too high you might get rooked!
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lwjr
May 21, 2007, 2:46 p.m.
I would buy the place, but it does not have a fire-breathing Dragon. A must when castle shopping.
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maryhaze
May 21, 2007, 3:55 p.m.
i'm betting it doesn't come with much land & i'm NOT giving up my 400 acres. now if it could be moved to NH, then we'd talk. also, crocs & alligators don't do well in NE. maybe i could just fill the moat with my german shepherds:~)
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kobzikov
May 21, 2007, 5:48 p.m.
Well, this is great news!
The lease on my one bedroom is coming up and the castle just entered the market. Since God knows that I've always wanted to live in a castle this has gotta be a sign from above!
And I've heard some posters on Netscape claim that God doesn't exist. For shame! What better evidence do you need?
Though I'm planning to rent out half of the rooms and all of the turrets so if you've ever wanted to live in a turret now is the time to say something.
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MiraJane
May 22, 2007, 12:41 a.m.
I'd love to live there. too bad I don't buy lottery tickets.
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y_soitenly
May 22, 2007, 2:29 a.m.
too bad nobody submitted a video on this place.