Man Inspired By Famous Haunted Mansion Becomes Consumed With His Own Building Project
The adage goes that a man’s home is his castle. It’s supposed to mean that when you have your own place, you can be yourself and be in charge, but of course, a few people take the “castle” part a little too literally.Out in the rolling hills of Wyoming towers a one-of-a-kind residence — one just as colorful as the man who built it. Even though its countless nooks and crannies still provide a spectacle for onlookers today, there also hides a tragic history behind every nail and board…
Francis Lee Smith was an engineer in Cody, Wyoming, but Lee’s real passion was the great outdoors. He loved nothing more than exploring Wyoming’s rivers and mountains, and more than anything else, Lee wished he and his family had their own place out in the wilderness.
Smith Mansion
When a wildfire tore thro...