[WVKayaker]

Paul Mellon (Mellon Bank) has a large estate (2000+ acres) near Middleburg, VA (second wealthiest zip code in USA), which even has it's own runway long enough for a 727. On his "farm", he has a number of buildings which appear to be horse barns, but which actually contain $millions in art.

I was driving past one day with a friend who told me of another friend hired to replace sections of 4-rail oak fence @$107 per section (4 oak boards and post which total cost about $23 at the time). It was being paid by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, because it's an "old farm". I guess that is how millionaires keep their $millions!

The farm, site of a large annual horse auction/sale, was for sale at $70 million asking price, which I am sure didn't include horses or art!

[KevinB]

Paul Mellon (Mellon Bank) has a large estate (2000+ acres) near Middleburg, VA (second wealthiest zip code in USA), which even has it's own runway long enough for a 727. On his "farm", he has a number of buildings which appear to be horse barns, but which actually contain $millions in art.

Paul Mellon has been dead for years. His wife Bunny died a couple of years ago and the property is gradually being sold off in pieces, with most of the best parcels now gone.