Work could start soon to stabilize Hearthstone Castle.  After years of neglect, the outer walls are all that remain. The roof and internal structure have collapse into the basement.  There are no utilities at the site, making new uses limited. 

Danbury residents approved $1.6 million in November for design and construction plans for a walled garden.  Mayor Mark Boughton says the money comes available July 1st.  The City is looking to engage various companies that do this kind of specialized work, but he cautioned that there won't be a lot of companies that can do the project. 

Boughton has called the site an attractive nuisance.  Trespassers have spray painted the structure and cut through the fence many times over the years. 

Hearthstone Castle was built in 1897 and occupied until 1983. The City purchased it as part of the acquisition of the Tarrywile property in 1985.