Agreed!

And shame on Florida for not keeping a Gem of a fantastic estate!

The architect literally made a carbon copy eh? Just making one mansion slightly larger. Everything is identical, right down to the main staircase. Interesting side note; Today I own a guest bedroom set and a liquor cabinet from Rose Terrace II. In 1972 my great grandparents (Windsor, ON) went over to an auction of the estates contents and walked away with a GORGEOUS French bed set (Walnut wood) and a large cabinet which had wood carvings to match woodwork in the rooms paneling. Today I can only fit one bed in my guestroom but have the second one in storage.

@@Napp28 I've only read about Anna Dodge wanting the exterior to be the same but larger (see: Dodge Dynasty by Latham and Agresta); not sure about the interior being the same. Quite a bit of the interior design was removed and is in a home in Arizona. It was on one of those "open house" tv shows several years ago.

@@lj5801 thanks for the information, I'll look for that TV show of the mansion in Arizona. The interior design and layout is very similar .. just Rose Terrace is *stretched* at the corners. There is a space at the Detroit Institute of Art which is basically made of the furniture and wall paneling of the French Drawing room; this exhibit also has a jewel case that was owned by Queen Marie Antoinette which was later purchased by Mrs Dodge. The majority of the interior contents were sold at auction. Today literally the terrace balustrade and the mansion iron gates are all that remain of the house on site. Having 12 uninspirong 1970s homes built on the property. The yacht which was docked at Rose Terrace II is STILL sailing and was recently restored to its 1920s grandeur. Also, there is a tour of Rose Terrace II which was filmed before it was demolished and thus program is on youtube.

It's never been empty, and was just sold for $20-30 million.

I answered this question in the comments section of this video.

In 1932, William H. Elkins, grandson of William L. Elkins, sold the Elstowe manor property to the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de' Ricci. Chelten House was owned by Philadelphia cigarette manufacturer Stephen X. Stephano. After the death of his wife, Penelope, he sold Chelten House to the Dominican Sisters in 1948. The Dominican Sisters operated both buildings (known as the Dominican Retreat House) as a women's religious retreat and preserved the grounds and historical integrity of the buildings. Thousands of women and men attended retreats, days of prayer, and other spiritual programs for 75 years. Women would come to pray, meditate and find a place of refuge and reflection. At its peak, as many as 14,000 women and men came to the Dominican Retreat House in one year. The dedication of the sisters to preservation of the historic mansions on the estate was extraordinary and today, in 2013, the original features and architectural details remain intact. It was described as the most significant example of Gilded Age architecture in the region by John Gallery of the Philadelphia Preservation Alliance. Over time, the needs of people coming on retreat changed, and the economic challenges of operating the buildings became unsustainable for the Dominican Sisters. The Dominican Retreat House was at the time of its closing in 2006 the oldest retreat house for women in the United States. In February 2009, the Dominican Sisters sold the 42-acre property to the Land Conservancy of Elkins Park, PA, who intended to use the facility for group spiritual, health and wellness education retreats, and also as a venue for elegant special events. The property was reopened in September 2009 as Elkins Estate and has hosted a number of wedding receptions and events. But the conservancy could not keep up payments to the sisters who held the mortgage. In November 2010, because of numerous missed payments, including a $250,000 payment on the principal, the Dominican congregation foreclosed on the property, and the conservancy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The property was in bankruptcy reorganization until October 2012, when the case was dismissed.[1] The congregation filed a motion to evict the conservancy in March 2012 after it defaulted on a revised settlement agreement. The agreement held that if the conservancy defaulted on its first payment of $300,000 it would vacate the premises, but the conservancy refused to leave and continued to hold events there until November 2012. The legal battle continued.[2] The Philadelphia Inquirer ran an extensive story describing the legal dispute on October 31, 2012. On January 24, 2013, the Dominican Sisters and the conservancy reached an agreement in which the conservancy would vacate the premises and relinquish control to the sisters by January 30, 2013.[3][4] The sisters regained possession of the property and sold the property to Landmark Developers in August 2019.[citation needed] From:Wiki

Don't understand that since it does not belong to them but was willed to the granddaughter. Someone make this make since for the world? Everyone standing on side lines scratching their heads wondering how this is even possible with forged documents

Bed and Breakfast for elitist.

Well having the estate be either of those things is better than having the place torn down that's for sure, because i for one would hate to see such a gorgeous mansion be demolished or something.

@@oliviadavis7035 Which granddaughter? The estate has been out of the Elkins family’s hands for decades. The place was owned by a religious order afterwards for years.

Maybe it has a caretaker or grounds keeper or someone looking after it.

@@TheCommenterDragon Was being maintained by a Catholic order of religious sisters up until a few years ago. They have since sold the estate to a real estate management company.

My family