Over the next 100 years the castle was bought and sold four times. In 1939, Colonel Herbert Lee Wilson bought the land to open a radio station and for a family summer home. In 1962, the Wilson's decided to share the castle with the public. "There were people coming by looking in the windows. So Colonel Wilson - Herbert Wilson - decided you know what, they are here anyway - so we will charge admission. He had a lot of artifacts, antiques from around the world," according to Davine. Colonel Wilson died in the early 1980s and it has been nearly a decade since anyone lived in the castle, even though some of the family still resides on the property.