E. W. Marland Mansion, Mediterranean Revival mansion museum in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States
The E. W. Marland Mansion is a Mediterranean Revival home in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Built from limestone, the residence spans three floors with 55 rooms including 10 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, and 7 fireplaces throughout.
An oil tycoon commissioned architect John Duncan Forsyth to design the residence, which was completed in 1928. The mansion was built during Oklahoma's oil boom, a period when the region experienced significant economic growth.
The Hall of Merriment takes its name from four whimsical carvings of men representing "Eat, drink and be merry," the fourth taking a pinch of snuff. It now holds the Carl and Carolyn Renfro Gallery, showing replicas of the twelve statues entered in the competition to depict the Pioneer Woman.
The home now operates as a museum with guided tours available throughout the week. Visitors can explore the ornate rooms and landscaped grounds at their own pace during tours.
Under each of the four inside corners of the arched porte-cochère stands a carving of one of E. W. Marland's four hunting dogs, made by Italian sculptor Ernest G. Pellegrini. Look up into the corners rather than at the columns, where the dogs are easy to miss.
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