E. W. Marland Mansion
Ponca City, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
Find out more
- OfficialOfficial website↗
- Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗
- ReferencearchINFORM↗
- Further readingAtlas Obscura↗
Built in 1928 by oil magnate Ernest Whitworth Marland during the height of the 1920s oil boom, the E.W. Marland Mansion in Ponca City, Oklahoma, is a 43,561-square-foot Mediterranean Revival-style residence designed by architect John Duncan Forsyth. Known as the "Palace on the Prairie," it stands as one of the largest residences in the southwestern United States, a monument to Marland's wealth and philanthropy. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, the mansion is now open to the public as a museum.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- single-family detached home
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Historic Landmark
- Place
- Ponca City, United States
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