. ▁ ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁garden ' s ▁construction ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁Chinese ▁characters ▁on ▁the ▁garden ' s ▁wall . ▁▁ ▁Also ▁during ▁the ▁St arr ' s ▁ownership , ▁ 2 0 th ▁Street ▁was ▁constructed ▁and ▁a ▁deep ▁tren ch ▁was ▁cut ▁in ▁the ▁hill side , ▁requiring ▁a ▁ 1 4 ▁foot ▁retain ing ▁wall ▁be ▁built ▁along ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁estate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁La ▁S alle ▁College ▁purchased ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁ 2 0 th ▁Street ▁from ▁the ▁Star rs ▁for ▁$ 2 7 , 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁campus ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁other ▁descend ants ▁of ▁William ▁Log an ▁Fish er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁S . ▁Log an ▁W ister ▁St arr ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Daniel ▁B lain ▁inherited ▁the ▁m ansion ▁from ▁Log an ' s ▁parents , ▁they ▁kept ▁the ▁property ▁a ▁fully ▁function ing ▁and ▁self - su fficient ▁ ▁farm , ▁despite ▁sp ending ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Bla ins , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Having ▁r ented ▁' The ▁M ansion ' ▁and ▁another ▁house , ▁' Sh aw ▁Man or ', ▁from ▁the ▁Bla ins ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁for ▁d