Marland Mansion: Ponca City, Oklahoma's "Palace on the Prairie" — Not Poca City

The Marland Estate (Marland Mansion) is in Ponca City, Oklahoma — not "Poca City." This 43,561 sq ft, 55-room Italian Renaissance villa was built 1925-1928 for oil baron E.W. Marland (later Oklahoma governor, 1935-1939).

Property Details

• Architect: John Duncan Forsyth (modeled on Davanzati Palace, Florence)
• Cost: $5.5M (equivalent ~$100M today)
• Grounds: 200 acres (originally 500), formal gardens, boathouse, gatehouse, artist studio
• Interior: Hand-painted ceilings, Waterford crystal chandeliers, gold-leaf trim, 12 fireplaces, central vacuum, elevator
• Art collection: Marland's Western art (Remington, Russell) — now at Woolaroc Museum

Current Status

City-owned since 1941 (tax default). National Historic Landmark (1977). Operated as historic house museum. Tours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-5. Admission: $12 adults. Events: Christmas tours, oil history symposium, wedding venue.

Nearby

Marland's Grand Home (1914-1916, first Marland mansion, now Ponca City Cultural Center). Conoco Museum (Marland Oil → Continental → ConocoPhillips). Standing Bear Park (Ponca Tribe).

Search "Marland Mansion Ponca City" — GPS: 36.707°N, 97.083°W.