LOVELAND, Ohio — Nestled on the banks of the Little Miami River sits a building seemingly out of time and place. The Historic Loveland Castle and Museum Chateau Laroche was built by hand by one man, Sir Harry Andrews.

Andrews, a veteran and medievalist, began building the castle in 1929. Before his death, he gave the castle to The Knights of the Golden Trail.

“The Knights of the Golden Trail were his pupils,” said Sir Fred Russell. “They started the organization with a group of his Sunday school boys to protect the Ten Commandments.”

Russell has helped oversee the property as a volunteer for the past 18 years.

“It’s where I come to heal,” said Russell. “If I have things to think about, I come out here to get peace of mind.”

More than 4 million stones were laid to complete the structure, which features four unique towers, a dome ceiling and a terrace garden.

“It humbles you to think that one man did all of this,” said Russell. “We need to keep places like this to encourage young people to work hard and learn as much as they can learn.”

Andrews named his castle after a military hospital in the Chateau La Roche in France where he was stationed during the First World War. It means “Rock Castle” in French. Andrews contracted spinal meningitis while serving as a medic and was wrongly declared dead in 1918. Six months later, he was declared undead and spent the latter part of his life working on the castle.

Loveland Castle is open seven days a week. Visitors are invited to pack a lunch and dine on the historic property.