The Castle and Lake in Mt. Washington Park

Mt. Washington Park was once the finest and most beautiful amusement park in Missouri. Developed by Willard Winner, the park touted a man-made 20 acre lake for boating and swimming, a bandstand on an island in the middle of the lake, a shooting park and plenty of breathtaking nature to be explored. Unfortunately, due to competition from Fairmount Park (another Kansas City amusement hot spot) the park closed by the turn of the century. The unfinished castle was acquired and completed by Walt Webb in 1898. Webb was the founder of the Missouri Bank & Trust Co., and the castle became his family’s country home.