Castle-like house under construction

Construction crews are working on a Riverside Terrace house with an unusual, castle-like design that has drawn a lot of attention in its neighborhood.

HAR data show the 4,861-square-foot house at 2309 Wichita sold in April 2014 for between $250,000 and $285,000.

The strange-looking Riverside Terrace home has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, 2 turrets, and a separate garage apartment on the property all on a plot nearly 4,900 square feet in size.

Yes, turrets. Plus there is a great view of Downtown Houston from its highest peak. Heck, it’s got a great view of the whole city.

You can easily see from SH-288 as you drive into the downtown area. It’s the tallest house in the area.

Looking like something out of a Tim Burton movie, it attracted plenty of visitors and a handful of vandals who wanted to get a closer look inside.


According to the Houston Area Realty site’s sale report available online, the house sold for between $250,000 and $285,000, but neither the realtor nor (real estate developer Nick) Ugarov would disclose the exact sale price.

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