My husband and I took a trip to Maine in September, 2008. This is the Farnsworth House in Rockland, Maine. The history of the Farnsworth family is very interesting. Lucy Farnsworth preserved her family home in mint condition for 97 years. And she held on tightly to the family fortune. At one point she sued the heirs of her brother's wife to recover the family jewels; and she won.
In her will she bequeathed $1.3 million to found the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum in honor of her father. The Homestead is now part of the museum complex.
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