E. W. Marland Mansion

Ernest Whitworth Marland Mansion
Marland Mansion Western Entrance Front
E. W. Marland Mansion is located in Oklahoma
E. W. Marland Mansion
E. W. Marland Mansion is located in the United States
E. W. Marland Mansion
Location901 Monument Rd., Ponca City, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°43′01″N 97°03′38″W / 36.71694°N 97.06056°W / 36.71694; -97.06056
Built1928
ArchitectJohn Duncan Forsyth
Architectural styleMediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.73001561
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973[1]
Designated NHLDecember 22, 1977[2]

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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Ernest Whitworth Marland Mansion". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2008.