"In 1924, Marjorie Merriweather Post, the heiress to her father's cereal fortune and the country's richest woman at the time, bought a property in Palm Beach, Florida. Three years of construction later, she opened Mar-a-Lago, which translates to 'sea to lake.' The 20-acre club, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Worth, cost about $7 million to build, equivalent to about $100 million today."
"The sprawling estate was constructed in the image of Mediterranean coastal villas and brought together Spanish, Venetian, and Portuguese architectural styles. Post imported stone from Italy, silk panels from Venice. She used Mar-a-Lago to host lavish parties for America's elite, as well as philanthropic events."
"After 10 years, the government decided it could no longer justify the maintenance costs, so looked into selling the estate. Enter: Donald Trump."
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