The 99-room fairytale castle included 36 bedrooms, 23 bathrooms and 22 fireplaces, like this one, as well as a private chapel. The 125-acre (50ha) estate featured landscaped gardens and a purpose-built lake for boating.

Mary refused to stay there following the death of her husband in 1928, and the property was sold to a school before falling into disrepair.

Prior to its demolition in 1963, much of its furniture was salvaged by the Tinney family and displayed at Belcourt Castle in Newport, Rhode Island.

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