Carly Bond, the Smithsonian’s associate director of architectural history and historic preservation, said the quarry that supplied the Castle closed in 1901.

Atlantic County Rare bricks from an old N.J. church will be used to restore the Smithsonian Castle Updated: Jun. 23, 2025, 6:49 p.m. | Published: Jun. 23, 2025, 12:04 p.m.

The Castle, on the other hand, has been closed for two years while it undergoes its first renovation in 50 years. It will house an expanded visitor’s center with public programming when it reopens.

An Atlantic City church is being demolished. Its rare sandstone is saving the Smithsonian Castle. Amy Rosenberg The Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 18, 2025 0 1 of 2 ...

Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850, Smithsonian Castle Collection, gift of Tom Rall, Arlington, ...