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a rounded-arch pediment. The roof above contains three gable dormers. The windows in the facade are rectangular and divided into rectangular panes by stone mullions. The rear of the building has a similar massing and window layout as the front. It is also three bays wide, with the end bays projecting, and topped with a small gable. In the center bay, three sets of double doors open onto the patio.
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Harding Mott died tragically in 1924. Charles Mott married three more times; the first two of which were short-lived. His last marriage was to Ruth Matt Rawlings in 1934. They continued to
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purchased the company in return for nearly $ 3 million in GM stock; Mott went on to serve as a member of GM's Board of
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