I wrote this story about one man's compulsion to build interesting things for the April 1 edition of Courier-View back in 2014.
By Rob Carrigan, robcarrigan1@gmail.com
Herman Beeh, of Woodland Park, always liked Gypsy wagons, he says. And as with so many things that he likes, he decided to go ahead build one. That is also how he got the full-size castle in his back yard.
For that matter, the beautiful log cabin and garage appeared the same way, over the years. His latest project, a replica of an Irish Gypsy wagon, was built over the last year, starting with nothing more than a photo that he pulled from the Internet.
Beeh did all the welding, and wood work, and most of the sheet metal work for the Gypsy wagon project, and even build the cast iron stove from scratch. But Beeh is used to building his own stuff from scratch.
He first began building his log cabin here in Woodland Park in 1975 from the foundation up, with the help of two high school kids.
He finished that project in 1978, and later added the garage and started the castle in the back yard beginning in 2003.
He finished the castle, complete with four-story, three-story and two-story turrets, wine cellar and medieval kitchen about a year ago.
Thus, the Gypsy wagon emerged as the new project to concentrate on. Beeh, a tool and die maker by trade, having worked for Hewlett Packard for more than 30 years, is able to build almost anything.
“When I told my wife I was going to build a castle, I think she thought it was going to be a smaller-scale version. I am from Europe and always wanted a castle. Everyone should have their own castle.” he said.
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