Wheeler-Stokely Mansion, Arts and Crafts mansion in Indianapolis, United States.
The Wheeler–Stokely Mansion is a 2+1⁄2-story, asymmetrically massed Arts and Crafts house of buff brick, ornamented with bands of ceramic tile and topped by a tile roof. It has a 1+1⁄2-story arcaded porch, a porte cochere, and a porch with a second-story sunroom or sleeping porch. The grounds also hold a gate house, a 320-foot colonnade, a gazebo, a teahouse, a gardener's house and a dog walk.
Frank Wheeler, co-founder of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, commissioned this residence in 1911. The property changed ownership to William Stokely in 1937 before eventually becoming part of Marian University.
The property is also called Hawkeye, Magnolia Farm and Stokely Music Hall, names that track its changing owners and uses. Visitors can spot the bands of ceramic tile set into the buff brick walls and the tile roof, details tied to the Arts and Crafts house built in 1912. The grounds hold a gate house, a 320-foot colonnade, a gazebo, a teahouse and a gardener's house.
The mansion and its outbuildings stand on landscaped grounds that now belong to Marian University, so access requires permission; contact the university in advance to arrange a visit. The 320-foot colonnade, gate house, gazebo, teahouse and gardener's house are all part of the property, so plan to see them together rather than the house alone.
The property includes a square gazebo with Mercer tile that once served as a boarding point for gondola rides on an artificial lagoon. This rare feature reveals how wealthy residents enjoyed water-based leisure during the early 1900s.
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