Linden Place in Bristol gets record $1 million donation
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BRISTOL -- An historic mansion and the setting for some scenes in the movie The Great Gatsby is getting a record donation. The estate of the late Alfred Shepherd has bequeathed $1 million to Linden Place, an 1810 mansion and museum. Museum officials on Monday announced the donation, which is the largest single gift in the mansion's history. The mansion was built by General George DeWolf and was later home to Industrial Trust Company founder Samuel Colt and other Colt family members. The Federal period building now hosts weddings, concerts, lectures and historic tours. Linden Place also made an appearance in the 1974 film starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. -- The Associated Press 
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