 Together with his American wife, Elsie Whelan Goelet Clews, Clews began rebuilding the medieval fortress in 1918 and continued the fantasy-themed construction for the rest of their lives.The main building included an artist's studio for Henry and an adjacent seaside castle tower enclosing a lover's tomb where both Henry and Marie are laid to rest in side-by-side stone caskets.Clews was born on April 23, 1876, in New York City to a reputable New York family that was well-connected in Newport society.