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Mar-A-Lago (
"mahr-ah-lahgo"), built 1924-1927, is the name of the
Marjorie Merriweather Post estate in
Palm Beach, Florida. Post built the house with her (then) husband,
Edward F. Hutton. The house was designed by
Joseph Urban. It was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1980.
Now home to the
Mar-A-Lago Club, the 118-room, 110,000-square-foot (10,219 m²) estate is owned by
Donald Trump. The house itself is 62,000 square feet (5,636 m²). After acquiring the property in
1985, Trump had the property restored to its original state, with 58
bedrooms, 33
bathrooms, a 29-foot-long
pietra dura marble dining table, 12 fireplaces, and three
bomb shelters. Further additions and improvements have been made since then, including the recent construction of a 20,000-square-foot ballroom. The name Mar-A-Lago is Spanish for "Sea to Lake". According to Donald Trump himself, in the past he's turned down offers of over $200 million from various businessmen and even a Middle Eastern sheikh to sell the landmark estate.
In 1994,
Michael Jackson and
Lisa Marie Presley spent their honeymoon at Mar-a-Lago.
In 2005, The Mar-A-Lago Club became home to the
International Red Cross Ball, one of the last annual white tie, tails, and tiara balls in the world. Founded by Mrs. Post, it has a history of attracting wealthy
socialites and
ambassadors from across the world in support of the mission of the
American Red Cross. Donald Trump reportedly donates his private jet to fly ambassadors down from
Washington, D.C., to attend the event. "The Ball," as it's known in Palm Beach, features a red carpet, Marine Corps escorts, and world class entertainment.
The Mar-A-Lago Club is seen by some to represent "new" Palm Beach society. Although the older Palm Beach clubs long had official or unofficial rules excluding blacks, Jews, and anyone else deemed to be from the wrong sort of background, Trump made a point of opening membership to anyone who could afford the $150,000 initiation fee.
On
October 3 2006, Trump raised a 15' × 25' flag on an 80' flagpole at Mar-a-Lago. Town zoning officials asked Trump to adhere to town zoning codes that limit flagpoles to a height of 42'. Trump had contemporaneously installed oversize flags at all his resorts and golf club around the country. This dispute led the town council of Palm Beach to charge Trump $1,250 for every day the flag at Mar-A-Lago remains. Trump has filed a lawsuit stating that the flag is protected by his constitutional rights.
The flag pole incident has since then been quietly resolved. The six-month stand-off ended as town officials agreed to a settlement that will lower the banner 10 feet and move it away from the ocean. All fines will be dropped and Trump will contribute $100,000 to various charities for Iraq War veterans, the American flag or veterans' hospitals. Trump will also drop a $25 million lawsuit against the town.
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