When William and Barbara Brady decided to build their home in the Tucson Mountains, west of Tucson, they didn’t just settle for a home. They built themselves a castle and called it Wuestenschloss for castle in the desert.
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1976 Star photo
The Brady Castle in the Tucson Mountains
Their home, situated on 22 acres, included all the standard castle accoutrements, drawbridge, moat, albeit a dry one, and a throne room. There were six bathrooms. It was completed in the early 1970’s.
A castle is a great place to throw a party and the Brady’s held many events and fund-raising galas there. They were host to noted celebrities including Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence, Barry Newman, Joseph Campanella, Eddy Arnold, Henny Youngman and Anne Francis.
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1976 Star photo
Another view of The Brady Castle
It was an environmentally friendly castle, too. For their pool, the Brady’s installed a solar pool heater in 1974. The water temperature was kept at a warm 88 degrees.
By 1976, though, the Brady’s were ready to relocate their kingdom and the castle was put on the market. The asking price was $875,000. It reportedly sold for $295,000, at an auction in 1977.
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