The garage of the house incorporates a large turntable for turning the cars around. Supposedly, this was because the coachman-turned-chauffeur never mastered the art of reversing! In 1922, following the death of his wife, <PERSON> asked his sister <PERSON> to become hostess for the house. She continued to run The Elms in the Gilded Edge Style until her death in 1961, hosting a six week season supported by a staff of forty.