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BroadHopper · 04-18-2012, 05:13 PM

My dad was involved with dealings with the estate back in the mid 1970's when a real estate mogul from the US Virgin Islands wanted to completely restore the property and the surrounding gardens to its original splendor, and respect the will of Charlotte, 'no commercial developments'. Bob, I remember his name had deep pockets and fought for a year to purchase the property. He even went as far as leasing the property and not buying it with intent to leave the land to the sanctuary. He just wanted to live in the castle during the summer months.
I think he purchased the property at the old steamer dock and the 'guest house' property next to it on Old lake Shore Road. They were originally part of the property. My dad did some restoration work on the old guest house.
I had the opportunity to explore the interior of the buildings at the time and they were truly beautiful. You can follow the garden path down to the 'bypass' and it continues down to the lake.

From what I heard the trustees did not want anyone living in the castle.

04-18-2012, 05:13 PM	#23
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,601 Thanks: 3,238 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Man from the Virgin Islands My dad was involved with dealings with the estate back in the mid 1970's when a real estate mogul from the US Virgin Islands wanted to completely restore the property and the surrounding gardens to its original splendor, and respect the will of Charlotte, 'no commercial developments'. Bob, I remember his name had deep pockets and fought for a year to purchase the property. He even went as far as leasing the property and not buying it with intent to leave the land to the sanctuary. He just wanted to live in the castle during the summer months. I think he purchased the property at the old steamer dock and the 'guest house' property next to it on Old lake Shore Road. They were originally part of the property. My dad did some restoration work on the old guest house. I had the opportunity to explore the interior of the buildings at the time and they were truly beautiful. You can follow the garden path down to the 'bypass' and it continues down to the lake. From what I heard the trustees did not want anyone living in the castle. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.