Mar-a-Lago, Mansion estate in Florida.
Mar-a-Lago is a 126-room estate in Palm Beach spanning 17 acres from the Atlantic Ocean to the Lake Worth Lagoon. Built 1924–1927 for Marjorie Merriweather Post, the pale pink stucco mansion has a red clay tile roof, a square tower with a balustraded balcony and spire, arched entries with decorative stonework, and palm trees before the facade.
The estate was built between 1924 and 1927 for wealthy businesswoman and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post, who used it as an elegant winter retreat. After Post's death, Donald Trump acquired the property in 1985 and transformed it into a private club for affluent members.
The name Mar-a-Lago means "sea to lake" in Spanish, as the estate runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Lake Worth Lagoon. Since 1957 it has traditionally hosted the International Red Cross gala, and a 1961 pavilion with a 30-by-50-foot dance floor was built for square dance evenings.
Mar-a-Lago is a members-only club; the grounds and house are not open to the public, and the family keeps private quarters in a closed-off area. The club has a waterfront pool and five clay tennis courts. A tunnel runs beneath South Ocean Boulevard to the estate.
The name Mar-a-Lago means "sea to lake" in Spanish, because the 17-acre estate runs from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Lake Worth Lagoon on the west. Marjorie Merriweather Post paid about $7 million for the house, finished in 1927, and left it to the federal government in 1973 as a Winter White House.
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