About this property
Oldfields, also known as Lilly House and Gardens, is a 26-acre (11 ha) historic estate and house museum at Newfields, the campus of the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The estate, an example of the American country house movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2003. Oldfields was built between 1909 and 1913 by architect Lewis Ketcham Davis for the family of Hugh McKennan Landon, who occupied the home from 1913 until 1932 when it was sold to Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Lilly, the late Indianapolis businessman, collector, and philanthropist, renovated and expanded the estate throughout the 1930s and 1940s, updating interiors as well as adding a number of new buildings to the grounds. Now known as Lilly House, the 22-room mansion has undergone historic restoration and is now open to the public.
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Federal Designation
The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 00000676. It was listed on June 14, 2000.
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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Questions about this property
When was Oldfields listed on the National Register?
Oldfields was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 2000.
What type of historic resource is Oldfields?
Oldfields is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Oldfields?
The period of significance for Oldfields is recorded as the civil_war era.
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