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The Rockefellers had Rockwood Hall overlooking the Hudson, the
Vanderbilts had The Breakers Italian palazzo in Newport, and Robert
Goelet the massive Glenmere Mansion estate that spanned thousands of
acres overlooking Glenmere Lake in Chester, NY. While today it features the
finest of wellness spas, and Chef Thompson's best of farm-to-table food, it is
the quiet calm of the countryside that had long been a lure for barons of industry,
celebri3es and wealthy families alike. O$en a nod to the European travels of their own-
ers, country estates were more than just a status symbol; they were places to rest, regen-
erate, and connect with the land.
Arriving at the gate of Glenmere one is immediately transported to a scene reminiscent
of the European countryside. Fawns frolic on the lawn, bronze statues adorn the grounds
and formal gardens designed by Beatrix Jones Farrand, America's first female landscape
architect of note, remain. Goelet spared no expense with the grounds, as well as the
home. He hired Carrère and Has3ngs, the renowned architectural firm famed for design-
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