List, Did any one catch the article in the The Dispatch Newspaper on Tuesday February 25,? Someone was wanting background information about Warner's Castle. This is what was written: Warner Castle, located about 5 miles north of Orion was built in 1895 by Wilder Williston Warner (1828-1899). Warner was the son of a Boston doctor. He arrived in Rock Island in 1849 and took a job as a teacher there and later in Andover. After a few years, he took his savings and went into farming. His first land purchase in northwest Henry County became the basis for the new town of Warner (some called it Warner Station), which flourished as a railroad stop and commerce center for many years but died out in the Great Depression. At any rate, Warner's fortunes were good, and he ended up with about 1,500 acres, a grain business and several related enterprises. He was a world traveler and evidently had a fascination with castles, so he collected ideas on his travels for his own. It took five years and $80,000 to Build the 17-room Warner Castle with sandstone from Cleveland Quarry near Colona. (The Rock Island County Courthouse and some Arsenal buildings are made of the same stone) The castle has 12-foot ceilings and three huge granite and marble fireplaces. the castle has three floors, and its 60-foot tower offers an impressive view of the countryside. Some say that on a clear day you can see Orion from it. The Castle remained in the family until Warner's son Lawrence, died in 1947. According to an interview when he was 84 years old, Lawrence said the family never referred to their home as Warner Castle, but preferred to call it "The Oaks" The castle is included in the Illinois Historic Landmark Survey. This article has some interest to me because Mr. Warner's wife Olive Washburn is a descendant of mine. I do have some more information on his family if anyone is interested. "Treasure Life" Cindy Collis ccollis@geneseo.net