Edward Leedskalnin
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| Edward Leedskalnin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edvards Liedskalniņš 12 January 1887 Stāmeriena Parish, Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 December 1951 (64) Miami, Florida |
| Burial | Miami Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Nationality | Russian; American (nat. 1944) |
Edward Leedskalnin (January 12, 1887 - December 7, 1951) was a Russian-émigré of Latvian descent who designed and self-constructed Rock Gate Park, today called Coral Castle, a walled park containing sculptures built entirely from 1,100 short tons (997,903 kg.) of self-quarried oolite limestone, first located on an acreage plot near Florida City and later transported to a larger plot near Homestead, Florida.
Selected Bibliography
- Leedskalnin, Edward (1936), A Book in Every Home
- Leedskalnin, Edward (1945), Magnetic Current, Homestead, Fla.
Reading
- Richards, Zack (June 1976), "One Man's Castle", Soldiers 31: 39-41, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112099970433&view=1up&seq=339