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

Madame Sherri Forest in Chesterfield in 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

In fine feather
23 Oct 2023Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
23 Oct 2025International Day of the Snow Leopard

More Desktop Wallpapers:

A light in the coastal darkness
27 Dec 2025Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
1 Nov 2025Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
27 Feb 2024International Polar Bear Day
Mists over the Amazon
28 Apr 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
17 Feb 2026Chinese New Year
24 Sep 2023World Rivers Day
5 Apr 2026Easter Sunday
This blue succulent has spirit
14 Aug 2024World Lizard Day
A rocky wrinkle in time
22 Sep 2024Autumn equinox
Postcard from Italy
Hello, is it tea you’re looking for?
Zebras enjoying their day
Where the humpback whale sings
21 Mar 2026International Day of Forests
The envy of postcards and snowglobes
13 Apr 2024Grand National
What are these colorful insects?
30 Jul 2026Monument Valley, Navajo Nation, Arizona, United States
Boardwalk over Balkan lakes
1 Jul 2025Happy Canada Day!
28 Jun 2025Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, United States
12 Feb 2025Celebrating Charles Darwin
A longstanding ode to love
How sweet to be a star, floating in the blue.
26 Feb 2026Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, Arizona, United States
22 Oct 2023Red grouse