Photograph of the opulent Hispano-Moresque style drawing room of Marjorie Merriweather Post in her residence at Mar-a-Lago, the fabulous winter villa in Palm Beach, Florida. Three members of her maintenance staff stand in the room, including Mr. Frank Moffat (standing left), responsible for household management as head steward or majordomo (on right). Mr. Moffat began service for Mrs. Post in 1932. Mr. Moffat and the household staff kept the palace-like mansion in splendor for years after Mrs. Post died in 1973 and before it was sold to Donald Trump to create the Mar-a-Lago Club. Completed in 1927 on 18 acres of prime Palm Beach real estate, the principal designers of Mar-a-Lago were Marion Wyeth and Joseph Urban. The house was designed in Hispano-Moresque style though interior decoration also included British and French styles and decor. The drawing room features antique furniture and tapestries and guilding on architectural features. Photograph by Nathan Benn taken April 24, 1981.

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Palm Beach, Florida, South Flori

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