Kimball Castle likely to be torn down following fire

GILFORD — A fire at Kimball Castle Wednesday morning is being investigated as suspicious. Firefighters say the local landmark, which is on the National Registry of Historic Places, was heavily damaged and will need to be torn down.

“The place doesn’t have power, and no one lives in it,” Gilford Deputy Police Chief Dustin Parent said. “Our fire department viewed it as suspicious for those reasons alone.”

Parent said the fact there was no electricity, and it is private property, caused Gilford Fire Department to contact the New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office to investigate. State Public Information Officer Tyler Dumont deferred all comments to Gilford Fire.

According to Deputy Fire Chief Brad Ober, a 911 call was made at 3:42 a.m. on Aug 27, to report of a fire, and seven minutes later f