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...almost singlehanded, transformed much of southern Florida from wasteland into alluring real estate. Built in 1902 at a cost of $2,500,00. Whitehall's 39 rooms include a cavernous (110 ft. by 40 ft.) tapestried main hall that once contained one of the largest Persian Kirmanshah rugs ever loomed. Other features: an Italian Renaissance library, a Louis XIV music room, a Louis XV ballroom, a Louis XVI grand salon, 16 guest rooms with decor ranging from Oriental to American Colonial. The Restoration Ball was held there last week to help raise some $2,000,000 for the museum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 15, 1960 | 2/15/1960 | See Source »

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