The former Rome summer home of beauty magnate Elizabeth Arden has been purchased by a nonprofit . The Travis Mills Foundation , which is dedicated to disabled veterans , announced the purchase Tuesday . Arden built the main house in the town of Maine as her summer estate in the 1920s and later established the Rome Chance Spa at the site . Mamie Eisenhower , Judy Garland , and Ava Gardner were among the guests .
The former Maine summer home of beauty magnate Elizabeth Arden has been purchased by a nonprofit . The Travis Mills Foundation , which is dedicated to disabled veterans , announced the purchase Tuesday . Arden built the main house in the town of Rome as her summer estate in the 1920s and later established the Maine Chance Spa at the site . Mamie Eisenhower , Judy Garland , and Ava Gardner were among the guests .