Billionaire Republican presidental candidate Donald Trump will host an event at his lavish Mar-a-Lago club Tuesday night.
The Super Tuesday news conference could be a chance for Trump to put on display his historic estate — which some credit him with saving.
Mar-a-Lago was built by cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and opened for the 1927 winter season with 58 bedrooms and 33 bathrooms. It’s name means “sea to lake,” signifying the property’s position stretching between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway.
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Post died in 1973 and willed the estate to the U.S. government. However, Mar-a-Lago’s high maintenance costs prompted the government to decline.
The estate was empty until Trump purchased it in 1985 for $10 million. Trump and his then-wife Ivana spent years restoring the property.
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Mar-a-Lago now serves as a part-time residence for Trump, his wife, Melania, and their son, Barron; and also as an exclusive club with a $100,000-a-year initiation fee and $14,000 yearly dues.
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The club's website touts the property as "the greatest mansion ever built."
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