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Jun 11, 2020 · Marjorie Merriweather Post Built Mar-a-Lago, but Her Other Homes Were Presidential, Too The personal property portfolio of the late Postum Cereal Company heiress would be worth close to $1 billion ...
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In April 1925, news broke that E.F. “Ned” Hutton, then 50, and his 38-year-old wife, Marjorie, had made plans to build a new home in the town’s South End. By then, the couple’s architect, Marion Sims Wyeth, and his associate Maitland Belknap had already created drawings for a “master’s house, another for the children, another for guests, and other ...
During their first season in the house, Marjorie and Ned Hutton hosted two significant social affairs. In late February, they held a recital and benefit for the Women’s Guild at The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea. In the dazzling entrance hall, Marjorie stood in the receiving line with the guild’s officers and welcomed several hundred gues...
During the 1944 season, Joe and Marjorie Davies came to Palm Beach. Because of wartime dim-outs along the oceanfront, the couple took a short-term lease on a smaller lakeside house. That April, Marjorie volunteered Mar-a-Lago as a training center for returning servicemen. Thatch-roof huts were erected for workshops in leather tooling, sculpting, fu...
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Jan 13, 2023 · Heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband Edward F. Hutton commissioned popular Palm Beach architect Marion Sims Wyeth in 1921 to design their palatial abode.
Close. Opened in 1977, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens is an immersive space where the captivating life of Marjorie Merriweather Post and the exquisitely maintained Mansion and Gardens combine to create an experience unlike any other. When art collector, businesswoman, social figure and philanthropist Marjorie Post left to the public her ...
Feb 7, 2024 · “The house is one of the beautiful estates, including that of Marjorie Merriweather Post, which is now the Eagle Hill School, that are in the earliest developed section of Greenwich,” said ...
Hardcover. 288 pages. Measurements: 8.5 x 11 inches. Published by Rizzoli Electa in 2022. Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887–1973) was an extraordinary person, not only for being the head of a major corporation but also for overseeing elegant and well-run residences and amassing collections of astounding beauty.
Sep 8, 2022 · Marjorie Merriweather Post goes grouse shooting in Scotland in 1937. The property sits on about 20 acres, and the house is massive. It's more than 37,000 square feet, complete with 58 bedrooms and ...
