Scotty's Castle
Scotty's Castle (Death Valley Scotty Historic District) | |
Scotty's Castle | |
| Location | Death Valley National Park |
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| Nearest city | Beatty, Nevada, USA |
| Coordinates | 37°1′56″N 117°20′29.4″W / 37.03222°N 117.341500°W |
| Area | 719.57 hectares (1778.0574 acres) |
| Built | 1922 - 1931 |
| Architect | Martin de Dubovay |
| Engineer | Mat Roy Thompson |
| Designer | Charles Alexander MacNeilledge |
| Architectural style | Provincial Spanish (Mexican, Spanish, and Mediterranean influences) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000297 |
| Added to NRHP | July 20, 1978 |
Scotty's Castle (also known as Death Valley Ranch) is a two-story Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival style villa located in the Grapevine Mountains of northern Death Valley in Death Valley National Park, California, US. Scotty's Castle is named for gold prospector Walter E. Scott, although Scott never owned it, nor is it an actual castle.
The ranch is located about 45 miles (72 km) north of Stovepipe Wells, California, via California State Route 190 to Scotty's Castle Road, or about a three-hour drive from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Scotty's Castle was severely damaged by flooding in October 2015, and a fire in 2021 that destroyed the historic garage/workshop that was used as the visitor center. These caused Scotty's Castle to be temporarily closed to the public.