. ▁F amed ▁architect ▁and ▁educ ator ▁Robert ▁A . ▁M . ▁Stern ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁as ▁being ▁" o ften ▁im itated " ▁and ▁" ne ver ▁sur pass ed " ▁by ▁those ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁design ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁style . ▁ ▁Ren owned ▁American ▁black sm ith ▁Samuel ▁Y ell in , ▁who ▁was ▁frequently ▁commission ed ▁by ▁M ell or , ▁Mie gs ▁& ▁How e , ▁fabric ated ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁intr icate ▁metal work ▁at ▁the ▁estate . ▁ ▁Other ▁Occ up ants ▁When ▁How e ▁left ▁M ell or , ▁Me igs ▁& ▁How e ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁he ▁sold ▁High ▁H ollow ▁to ▁cig ar ▁mog ul ▁Samuel ▁Pale y ▁( see ▁La ▁Pal ina ) ▁and ▁his ▁artist - ph il anth rop ist ▁wife , ▁Gold ie ▁Pale y . ▁The ▁Pale y ' s ▁were ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁William ▁Pale y , ▁who ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Broadcast ing ▁System ▁( C BS ) ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁network ▁in ▁The ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁Pale ys ▁lived ▁at ▁High ▁H ollow ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁don ated ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁sold ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁owner . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁sh er iff ' s ▁au ction ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Glen ays ▁- ▁The ▁addition ▁(