Here, we take you inside Mar-a-Lago (with plenty of photos!) and detail the history of the estate’s architecture and interior design—including what historic designs have been preserved and what additions have been made to the historic main house since 1927. Whether you’re planning a trip to Palm Beach this winter, following along with the changes to the White House as Trump is inaugurated this month, or just interested in the decorative details of a fascinating estate, you’re sure to find this design history intriguing.
Mar-a-Lago was originally the estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the daughter of cereal magnate C. W. Post. Legend has it that she crawled through the underbrush of Palm Beach Island’s undeveloped land in the 1920s looking for just the right piece of property between the ocean and Lake Worth. When she found it, she named it “Mar-a-Lago,” which is Spanish for “sea to lake.”
