MAR-A-LAGO BY THE NUMBERS

1923-27

Construction years; opened in January 1927

600

Number of workers, many local, built the home because Post believed in boosting the local economy. Many artisans lived locally because of the building boom in Florida in the 1920s.

3

Boatloads of Doria (fossilbearing limestone) imported from Genoa, Italy, for stucco walls and exterior sculptures

3

Bomb shelters installed by Post

17

Number of acres

2,200

Black-and-white floor blocks from Cuban castle

$2.5 million

Cost to build

$10 million

Trump paid ($5 million for the mansion, $3 million for the furnishings, $2 million for about 400 feet of beach property in front of the mansion)

$2,812

Trump down payment, 99.97 percent financed by Chase Manhattan Bank

36,000

Antique Spanish tiles, some from 15th century, used in entrance room, cloister, patio and some of the rooms

56,000

Original square footage in mansion

1909

Post began coming to Palm Beach after she married her first husband, Edward Bennett Close.