E. W. Marland Mansion
The E.W. Marland Mansion is a 43,561 square feet (4,046.9 m2) Mediterranean Revival-style mansion located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States. Built by oil baron and philanthropist Ernest Whitworth (E.W.) Marland, as a display of wealth at the peak of the 1920s oil boom, the house is one of the largest residences in the southwestern United States, and is known as the "Palace on the Prairie." It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, and is now a museum open to the public.
Ernest Whitworth Marland Mansion | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Marland Mansion Western Entrance Front | |
| Location | 901 Monument Rd., Ponca City, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 36°43′01″N 97°03′38″W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | John Duncan Forsyth |
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001561 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | December 22, 1977 |
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