{"id":229,"date":"2014-05-25T12:22:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T17:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/?p=229"},"modified":"2014-05-25T21:47:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T02:47:14","slug":"authentic-castle-gwynn-tennessee-dream-40-years-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/?p=229","title":{"rendered":"The Authentic Castle Gwynn in Tennessee, a dream 40 years in the making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1951e057d948b36f54277f0b63724a5d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-232\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1951e057d948b36f54277f0b63724a5d.jpg\" alt=\"1951e057d948b36f54277f0b63724a5d\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1951e057d948b36f54277f0b63724a5d.jpg 640w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1951e057d948b36f54277f0b63724a5d-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1951e057d948b36f54277f0b63724a5d-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1951e057d948b36f54277f0b63724a5d-262x174.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1951e057d948b36f54277f0b63724a5d-524x349.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1951e057d948b36f54277f0b63724a5d-574x382.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have driven on Interstate 840 south of Nashville you have seen it or most more likely have seen it up close as Taylor Swift&#8217;s castle in the &#8220;Love Story&#8221; video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_60467\"  width=\"849\" height=\"478\"  data-origwidth=\"849\" data-origheight=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8xg3vE8Ie_E?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The castle is a love story of its own, a labor of love by Mike Freeman, who had a dream 40 years ago and now that dream has turned into a reality, Castle Gwynn.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_234\" style=\"width: 544px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/castle-01.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-234 size-full\" title=\"Tennessean.com\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/castle-01.jpg\" alt=\"castle-01\" width=\"534\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/castle-01.jpg 534w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/castle-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/castle-01-262x196.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/castle-01-524x393.jpg 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cAfter talking about it for 10 years, I either had to do it or become the biggest liar in Tennessee,\u201d he said. photo by The Tennessean<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #454545;\">The first five-story tower of Castle Gwynn was begun in 1980. The first-floor kitchen is the crowning glory of this tower. Mike Freeman worked for two years alongside a master mason molding the 14,000 bricks into 60 arches. Tile maker David Wright highlighted the kitchen with his reproduction of the Castle Gwynn coat-of-arms.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_13324\"  width=\"849\" height=\"478\"  data-origwidth=\"849\" data-origheight=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IzqAPsryXTQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Castle Gwynn also host the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnrenfest.com\/\">Tennessee\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnrenfest.com\/\">Renaissance Festival<\/a> every weekend in May. \u00a0The festival has grown to host over 80,000 people for the entire run and become one of the leading Renaissance festivals in the country. It is the only\u00a0Renaissance Festival hosted at someone&#8217;s castle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joust.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-233\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joust.jpg\" alt=\"joust\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joust.jpg 800w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joust-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joust-600x436.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joust-679x493.jpg 679w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joust-262x190.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joust-524x381.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joust-574x417.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be a millionaire to do these kinds of things, you\u2019ve got to have perseverance.\u201d &#8211; Mike Freeman<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; If you have driven on Interstate 840 south of Nashville you have seen it or most more likely have seen it up close as Taylor Swift&#8217;s castle in the &#8220;Love Story&#8221; video. 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