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Joseph Ernest Meyer House
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| Nearest city: | Dyer, Indiana |
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| Built: | 1929-1931 |
| Architect: | Cosbey Bernard, Sr. |
| Architectural style: | Jacobethan[2] Tudor Revival architecture[1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 84001068[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | 1984 |
Meyer's Castle or the Joseph Ernest Meyer House is a former private residence in the town of Dyer, Indiana in the United States. The castle was constructed from 1927-1931 in the Jacobethan style by architect Cosbey Bernard, Sr. The house was built for Joseph Ernest Meyer as his private residence, a herbologist and one of Hammond's first millionaires. The building now serves as a wedding and party reception and the home of an Argentine rodizio's steakhouse.[2]
The castle was built as a replica of a Scottish castle Meyer had once seen.[2][3] When it was completed in 1931, the Meyer's Castle was the largest and most lavish mansion in the surrounding Calumet region.[4] Its location in the forested area allowed Meyer to continue his practice of herbology.[3]
Joseph Meyer lived in Meyer's Castle until his death in 1950, leaving the castle to his wife Cecilia, who lived there for several years after his death.[2] After the death of Cecilia Meyer in 1975, the entire castle grounds and complex was sold to the East Dyer Development Company, which subsequently became today's Castlewood Subdivision of Dyer.[2]
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