UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 3)


                Fund American Enterprises Holdings Incorporated
                                (Name of Issuer)


                         Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   360768105
                                 (CUSIP Number)



Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].  (A
fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).






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CUSIP No. 360768105      

1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Harris Associates L.P.   04-3276558

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                        (a) [ ]
    Not Applicable                                      (b) [ ]

3.  SEC USE ONLY


4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Delaware
_______________ 
               |
  NUMBER OF    |    5.  SOLE VOTING POWER
               |
    SHARES     |        None
               |
 BENEFICIALLY  |    6.  SHARED VOTING POWER
               |
   OWNED BY    |        528,800
               |
     EACH      |    7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
               |
   REPORTING   |        324,400
               |
    PERSON     |    8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
               |
     WITH      |        204,400
_______________|

9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    528,800

10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

    Not Applicable

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    6.88%

12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    IA

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CUSIP No. 360768105                    

1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Harris Associates Inc.   04-3276549

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                        (a) [ ]
    Not Applicable                                      (b) [ ]

3.  SEC USE ONLY


4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Delaware
_______________ 
               |
  NUMBER OF    |    5.  SOLE VOTING POWER
               |
    SHARES     |        None
               |
 BENEFICIALLY  |    6.  SHARED VOTING POWER
               |
   OWNED BY    |        528,800
               |
     EACH      |    7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
               |
   REPORTING   |        324,400
               |
    PERSON     |    8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
               |
     WITH      |        204,400
_______________|

9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    528,800

10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

    Not Applicable

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    6.88%

12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    CO

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Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:

                    Fund American Enterprises Holdings Incorporated

Item 1(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                    The 1820 House Main Street
                    4500 Main Street
                    Norwich, Vermont  05055

Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:

                    Harris Associates L.P. ("Harris")
                    Harris Associates, Inc.(the "General Partner")

Item 2(b)      Address of Principal Business Office:

                    Both Harris and the General Partner maintain
                    their principal offices at:

                    Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500
                    Chicago, Illinois 60602-3790

Item 2(c)      Citizenship:

                    Harris is a Delaware limited partnership.
                    The General Partner is a Delaware corporation.

Item 2(d)      Title of Class of Securities:

                    Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value (the "Shares")

Item 2(e)      CUSIP Number:

                    360768105

Item 3         Type of Person:

               (e)  Harris is an Investment Adviser registered under       
                    Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

                    The General Partner is the sole general
                    partner of Harris.

Item 4         Ownership (at December 31, 1995):

               (a)  By reason of advisory and other relationships with      
                    the persons who own the Shares, Harris may be deemed to
                    be the beneficial owner of the following Shares:

                         528,800 shares

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         (b)  Percent of class:
                    (based on 7,684,340 shares outstanding)

                         6.88%

               (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                    (i)       sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 
                              None

                    (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the
                             vote:  528,800

                    (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the
                             disposition of:  324,400

                    (iv)      shared power to dispose or to direct the
                              disposition of:  204,400

               Harris has been granted the power to vote shares in
               circumstances it determines to be appropriate in connection
               with assisting its advised clients to whom it renders
               financial advice in the ordinary course of its business, by
               either providing information or advice to the persons having
               such power, or by exercising the power to vote when it
               determines such action appropriate in connection with matters
               which are submitted to a security holder's vote.

               In addition, Harris serves as investment adviser to Harris
               Associates Investment Trust (the "Trust"), and various of
               Harris' officers and directors are also officers and trustees
               of the Trust.  Harris does not consider that the Trust is
               controlled by such persons. The series of the Trust designated
               The Oakmark Fund beneficially owns 204,400 Shares and are
               included as Shares over which Harris has shared voting and
               dispositive power and thus as Shares beneficially owned by
               Harris, because of Harris' power to manage the Trust's
               investments.  In addition, other Harris customers may own
               Shares which are not included in the aggregate number of
               Shares reported herein because Harris is not deemed the
               beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3) of such Shares.

Item 5        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                   Not Applicable




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Item 6         Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
               Person:
                         
                   Not Applicable

Item 7         Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
               Company:

                   Not Applicable

Item 8         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                   Not Applicable

Item 9         Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                   Not Applicable

                                         
Item 10        Certification:

               By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
               and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
               the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
               purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
               influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
               were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
               any transaction having such purpose or effect.

                                   Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete,
and correct.

Dated:   February 5, 1996
                                  Harris Associates, Inc., for itself and,
                                  as general partner for Harris Associates
                                  L.P.


                                  By:/s/Donald Terao
                                     Donald Terao 
                                     Secretary and Treasurer
                                     


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