Robert Wilson Goelet (January 9, 1880 – February 6, 1966)[1] was an American social leader, banker, and real estate developer who built Glenmere mansion.

[1] After his mother's death, acknowledging the change in the neighborhood from residential to commercial, he had the family home, 608 Fifth Avenue (located on the southwest corner of 49th and Fifth) in New York City,[12] tore down and commissioned Victor L.S.

Donna was born in Perugia, Italy and was the former wife of Prince Nicholas Riabouchinsky,[14][31] a close friend of Goelet.

[33] They eventually won over his mother four years later after the birth of a son,[33] but the couple divorced in 1924 and she was later known as the Duchess de Villarosa.

[3] Together they were the parents of a daughter: Following his donation of Ochre Court in 1947, he purchased a home known as Champ Soleil, designed by Polhemus & Coffin and located at 601 Bellevue Avenue in Newport.

[b] He served on the boards of Bailey's Beach and the Newport Country Club, both of which were co-founded by his uncle, and which he was one of the largest shareholders.

[1] He also owned a plantation near Charleston, South Carolina,[27] and was the builder of Glenmere mansion, his estate on the Hudson River built in 1911 and designed by Carrère and Hastings, where he entertained Babe Ruth and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.