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At the time it was listed, Wildenstein was facing up to 2 years in prison and a substantial fine for an alleged $600M inheritance fraud, considered one of the biggest tax fraud trials ever held in France. He was cleared of all charges - twice - but its a cautionary tale of French inheritance laws.
In 1915, George Elkins took a trip to England where he visited his friend, the Duke of Sutherland at Sutton Place in Surrey. His time at the estate inspired him so much that he decided to build his own Tudor estate modelled after Sutton Place, with elements imported from England.
On the market for the second time in over 400 years, the property was recently upgraded in a decade-long restoration project, which includes the addition of an award-winning gin distillery, Newton House Gin, and a speakeasy in the converted stables.
In the 1920s, Mizner was the most-discussed living architect in America. He was hired in 1924 to transform the city of Boca Raton into "the foremost resort city on the North American continent…a resort as splendid in its entirety as Palm Beach is in spots."