In 2000, a North Carolina sculptor began building a small woodland cabin on his 14-acre property; it grew into a 60-foot, four-storey castle that later attracted photographers despite years of abandonment

• Mihaly returned to his castle project, planning an event venue and vineyard on the property.
• What began as a quiet plan for a simple retreat in the North Carolina woods eventually became something far more ambitious.
• On 14 acres in Rougemont, Person County, sculptor Robert Mihaly started building himself a small cabin in 2000.