Haha! I showed my GF the photo and she said that your house looks like a castle or the Cloisters!
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/history-of-the-museum/the-cloisters-museum-and-gardens
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/history-of-the-museum/the-cloisters-museum-and-gardens
