Kennett's Castle

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  aladdinsgenie

  Selma Hall, or "Kennett's Castle." is located four miles south of Festus and one mile east of Highway 61. Designed by George I. Barnett, it is patterned after North Italian Renaissance country houses. Built in 1854 for $125,000, it’s probably the finest antebellum home in Missouri. It earned the name Kennett's Castle by river men who persisted in calling it a castle due to its gray limestone walls and square, four-story gun tower. Terraces provided views of the Mississippi River to the east and to the west, landscaped grounds including a formal garden.

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