A half-century in the making, this sprawling idyll—built from hand-drawn sketches and salvaged materials—speaks to the power of a shared family dream
Some 48 years ago, newlyweds Toni Ann and Peter Wing began to think about building a home in their Hudson Valley hometown of Millbrook on 12 acres of land that had been in the Wing family since 1888. They’d met as teenagers, and Peter had spent his childhood exploring the rocky grounds; he knew exactly where to build. But it wasn’t a house he had in mind. “Peter said he wanted to build a castle,” says Toni. It appealed to her too. “I guess we were just romantics,” she says