A French Provincial-Style Newport Mansion
Bois Doré, the French Provincial-style gilded age mansion in Newport, R.I., was built in 1927 by famed New York architect Charles A. Platt for William Fahnestock, founder of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
The 23-bedroom mansion has been owned by Campbell Soup heiress Elinor Winifred Dorrance Hill Ingersoll and later Oil baroness Carolyn Mary Skelly.
‘Bois Doré’ means ‘gilded forest’, and the mansion is set on a lush 4 acre estate with a gated entrance off Bellevue Avenue, and approached via a tree-lined drive.
With a classic limestone facade, the interiors are equally timeless, featuring marble flooring, rich moldings, and an 85-foot great hall spanning the length of the home.
Newport mansions were designed for entertaining, and in the West Wing, you can find the 2000 square foot ballroom, the largest of any residence in Newport, with an 8 foot Regency-era chandelier.
The East Wing houses the chef-grade kitchen, family run, and sun porch.
A timeless residence from a bygone era, Bois Doré is one of the last great houses of the Gilded Age in Newport.
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