▁many ▁older ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁book ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁more ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁and ▁improvements ▁to ▁a ▁system ▁for ▁protect ing ▁historic ▁land marks . ▁The ▁town ▁council ▁respond ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁by ▁appro ving ▁an ▁ordin ance ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Land marks ▁Pres ervation ▁Commission , ▁which ▁ident ifies ▁and ▁works ▁to ▁protect ▁historic ▁structures . ▁ ▁General ▁Food s ▁and ▁Post ▁C ere als ▁he ir ess ▁Mar jor ie ▁Mer ri we ather ▁Post ▁be que athed ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁upon ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁hoping ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁Winter ▁White ▁House . ▁The ▁residence ▁would ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Post ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁before ▁being ▁purchased ▁by ▁then - bus iness ▁man ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁for ▁approximately ▁$ 1 0   mill ion . ▁He ▁would ▁convert ▁the ▁estate ▁into ▁a ▁club ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁has ▁used ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁as ▁a ▁Winter ▁White ▁House ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁A ▁nor ' e aster ▁in ▁November   1 9 8 4 ▁caused ▁the ▁M V ▁Mer cedes ▁I ▁to ▁crash ▁into ▁the ▁se aw all ▁of ▁M oll ie ▁Wil mot ' s ▁estate . ▁Wil mot ' s ▁staff ▁served ▁the ▁ 1 0   s ail ors ▁sand wich es ▁and ▁fresh ly