​​ SoCal’s Real-Life “Frozen” Castle (No Singing Required!)​​ ❄️✨

Hidden in ​​Redlands​​, this ​​1897 French château​​—built by a ​​land-baroness rebel​​, saved by ​​Kleenex money​​, and frozen in time by a ​​spinster scholar​​—is ​​LA’s most underrated princess fantasy​​. Here’s why it’s ​​worth the inland drive​​: ​​🕰️ TIME-TRAVEL ESSENTIALS​​ • ​​Architecture​​: ​​Châteauesque towers​​ + ​​stone gargoyles​​ = ​​Elsa’s summer home​​ 🧊 • ​​Gardens​​: ​​1909 Italian hedges​​ + ​​geometric fountains​​ (free to roam! 🌿) • ​​Interiors​​: ​​No TVs allowed​​ (Mary’s ​​anti-modern rage​​ 📺🙅‍♀️) ​​👑 FEMALE POWER LEGACY​​ 💪 ​​Cornelia Hill​​: ​​1890s feminist​​ who built a castle ​​just because​​ 📚 ​​Mary Kimberly​​: ​​Never married​​, just vibed with ​​books + roses​​ 🌹 ​​📸 VISIT TIPS​​ ✔️ ​​Free gardens​​: Picnic like ​​Marie Antoinette​​ 🧺 ✔️ ​​Tours​​: ​​$15​​ to see ​​untouched 19th-century rooms​​ (no photos! 📵) ✔️ ​​Best time​​: ​​April roses​​ or ​​October pumpkins​​ 🎃 📍 ​​Kimberly Crest​​ 1325 Prospect Dr, Redlands ​​"Where Kleenex fortunes bought eternal spring And one woman’s stubbornness saved history This is Inland Empire’s gilded daydream."​​ 💭 #KimberlyCrest #FrenchChateau #SoCalCastles #WomenInHistory #Redlands #TimeCapsule #GardenGoals #NoDisneyNeeded #HiddenOC #FeministArchitecture