Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire, United States Oct 23, 2024

Madame Sherri Forest in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, United States, is a captivating destination steeped in history and natural beauty. It was once the site of an extravagant house built in the 1930s by Madame Antoinette Sherri, a flamboyant 1920s costume designer known for her lavish parties. Madame Sherri"s dramatic arrivals in town, often in a chauffeur-driven Packard, draped in furs, became the talk of the locals. As her fortune declined, her "castle" fell into disrepair and was vandalised. In 1959, she returned to find her property in ruins and never came back. A fire destroyed the house in 1963, leaving behind only the stone foundation, an iconic staircase and a large fireplace leading to a lone chimney.

© yggdrasill/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

An ugly duckling no more
Oct 23, 2023Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Oct 23, 2025International Day of the Snow Leopard

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 6, 2024Les Braves monument, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
When just a pinch of salt won’t do
We’ve made it to Halfway Day!
Sep 1, 2023Backwaters of Kerala, India
Apr 11, 2025Tulips, Netherlands
Say hello to these halophytes!
Dec 28, 2024Dudhsagar Falls, Goa
Sep 28, 2024Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida, USA
Apr 30, 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Oct 5, 2023Gentoo Penguins, Antarctica
Nov 7, 2023Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
Dec 30, 2024Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
May 21, 2025International Tea Day
Jul 5, 2024Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
Apr 28, 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
A sacred water tank in Hampi
Aug 16, 2024Roller coaster in Nagashima Spa Land, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Want to hang about?
Apr 9, 2024Black bear cub emerges into spring
Jul 27, 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Nov 15, 2024Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Check out these ‘sea cows’
Feb 14, 2025Happy Valentines Day!
Mar 29, 2024South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales, UK
Feb 9, 2026Amur leopard cat, Russia
The world’s greatest oasis?
A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
Feb 22, 2026Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
Jun 11, 2024A group of Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
Jul 7, 2025Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland