E.W. Marland Estate No. 2, 901 Monument Road, Ponca City

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The second Marland Estate (The Villa), was constructed from to and was the home of Oklahoma's Governor, United States Congressman, oil baron, and founder of Marland Oil Company. It was built from wealth created in Oklahoma by oil during the flamboyant It is a product of the Eclectic Period and combines Italian Renaissance architecture with traditional Japanese garden design. Today, listed as a National Historic Landmark and owned by the City of Ponca City, the estate serves as an important cultural center and landmark and houses the Bryant Baker Gallery, Marland Oil Museum, Marland Family Exhibit, and the John Duncan Forsythe Room. History: The second mansion in Ponca City built by oil magnate E.W.

Marland was originally situated on a acre site that included a game preserve, a golf course, five lakes, an art gallery and studios, polo grounds, and an Olympic sized swimming pool. The mansion itself, over square feet, consisted of 55 rooms, and was of the Italian Renaissance style. It was designed by John Duncan Forsythe and modeled after the Davanzatti Palace in Florence, Italy. The mansion is surrounded by formal floral and botanical gardens designed by Japanese gardener, Henry Hatashita. Originally, the formal gardens stretched for nearly a mile.

At the time of construction, the estimated cost of building the estate was million, which was derived from money made by oil during the The Marlands lost most of their fortune during the Great Depression and sold the estate in to the Carmelite Fathers. Seven years later the estate exchanged owners again when it was sold to the Felician Sister of St. Felix, who added buildings to the site before selling it to the City of Ponca City in Today, the 30 acre site has been restored to its and condition and houses several museums and galleries that tell the Marland family story and showcase the opulence created by oil in Oklahoma during the first few decades of the Twentieth Century.

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Steve Eilers, February 20, West Stillwater, OK steve.eilers@okstate.edu Dr. Charles Leider Professor and Director of the Landscape Architecture Program Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department 360 AG Hall Stillwater, OK Office: charles.leiderfalokstate.edu E.W. MARLAND ESTATE #2 (THE VILLA) HALS NO. OK-13 PAGE 3 View of Mar land Mansion (National Register Properties in Oklahoma website: accessed March 21, View from a guest bedroom on the 2nd floor, overlooking formal gardens and hedges sheared into an M initial with a statue of Mr. Marland in the center (Steve Eilers,