Westminster Castle — A Big Red Castle’s Wild Ride Through Western History

This article first appeared in the Broomfield Enterprise.

If you’ve ever found yourself in the area around 83^rd Avenue between Federal and Lowell in Westminster, you may have noticed a big red castle. As a matter of fact, “Big Red Castle” is the nickname for what is more commonly known as Westminster Castle or the “Pillar of Fire.” This giant beauty was built in the 1890s. Its designers were architects E.B. Gregory and Stanford White, who later became the murder victim of Harry Thaw in the infamous “Girl in the Red Velvet Swing” case.