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Madame Sherri's Castle

The 488 acres of the Madame Sherri Forest was generously donated for conservation to the Society for the Preservation of New Hampshire Forests by Anne Stokes. The forest is named for the eccentric Madame Antoinette Sherri. Madame Sherri, who had worked as a costume designer for the Zigfield Follies in the 1920s, had built her country "Castle" in the woods of Chesterfield. She became famous (or infamous) for the parties she threw for visitors from the city and was said to have driven about the town during the summer wearing a fur coat and nothing else. Madame Sherri died in 1965 at the age of 84 but for many years prior the castle had fallen to neglect and vandalism. On October 18, 1962 it was destroyed by fire. The foundation, chimneys and a grand stone staircase from the once magnificent house can be seen adjacent to the Madame Sherri Forest on a side trail close to the entrance off the Gulf Road.
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The remains of the grand stairway that led up to the second story
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The remains of the grand stairway that led up to the second story

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  • The remains of the grand stairway that led up to the second story
  • The remains of the grand stairway that led up to the second story
  • The remains of the grand stairway that led up to the second story
  • The remains of the grand stairway that led up to the second story
  • The remains of the grand stairway that led up to the second story
  • The remains of the grand stairway that led up to the second story
  • A small set of stairs that led into the back side of the house
  • A small set of stairs that led into the back side of the house.  On the right is where a chimney came up enclosed in rock
  • The backside of the building with doors leading into the lower floor
  • A doorway leading into the lower floor of the house.  Some rocks have fallen in
  • The main floor of the house.  Between the stone pillars were sections of wood mostly filled with windows
  • Looking across the main floor towards the stairway outside
  • The inside view of the chimney near the back steps
  • The backside of the grand stairway
  • Looking down alongside the grand stairway
  • Looking down alongside the grand stairway
  • Looking down at the bottom of the grand stairway
  • The backside of the building
  • The grand stairway
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