ife ▁of ▁Eli ▁L illy , ▁and ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁home ▁as ▁a ▁winter ▁residence ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁hers ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁She ▁de eded ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁the ▁Florida ▁Trust ▁for ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation , ▁which ▁maintain s ▁the ▁property ▁as ▁a ▁historic ▁house ▁museum ▁called ▁the ▁Bon net ▁House ▁Museum ▁& ▁Gard ens . ▁The ▁estate ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁$ 3 5 ▁million , ▁the ▁largest ▁single ▁private ▁don ation ▁in ▁state ▁history . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Jon ▁Nord heimer ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁described ▁it ▁as , ▁" an ▁un riv aled ▁time ▁caps ule ▁neat ly ▁preserved ▁from ▁an ▁era ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁century ▁when ▁the ▁wealth y ▁el ite ▁could ▁afford ▁a ▁co zy ▁ 3 5 - acre ▁winter ▁hide away ▁in ▁Florida ." ▁ ▁Layout ▁The ▁principal ▁buildings ▁include ; ▁the ▁main ▁house , ▁an ▁art ▁studio , ▁a ▁music ▁studio ▁and ▁a ▁guest ▁house . ▁They ▁are ▁all ▁of ▁vern ac ular ▁architecture , ▁designed ▁by ▁Bart lett . ▁The ▁estate ▁is ▁. ▁It ▁includes ▁ ▁of ▁beach . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Bon net ▁House ▁officials ▁completed ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale ▁to ▁design ate ▁the ▁ ▁stretch ▁of ▁beach front ▁property ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁it ▁private ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁host ▁wed ding ▁reception s ▁and