Lilly House
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Lilly House is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Female and Male Herm, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 4.2 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
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. The historic house is currently interpreted to reflect the 1930s era when the Lilly family occupied the residence. The rest of the Oldfields estate, which was given to the Art Association of Indianapolis by Lilly's children in 1967, now makes up a major portion of the Newfields campus. In addition to the home's significance as a representation of the American country house movement, Oldfields' gardens and grounds are a rare example of a preserved estate landscape designed by Percival Gallagher of the Olmsted Brothers firm.
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Wikidata Q7085605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Female and Male Herm: 0.0 mi
- Copy of Diana of Versailles: 0.1 mi
- Four Seasons: 0.1 mi
- Antique Wellhead: 0.2 mi
- Above and Below: 0.2 mi
- Newfields: 0.2 mi
- The Viginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres: 0.3 mi
- Bertha Ross Park: 0.6 mi
- Elwood & Mary Black Park: 0.7 mi
- South Mall: 1.0 mi
- James Whitcomb Riley Monument: 0.7 mi
- Grave of President Harrison: 0.8 mi
- Old Crooked Creek School: 2.1 mi
- Landmark for Peace Memorial: 3.3 mi
- USS Indianapolis National Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Indianapolis Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Newfields: 0.2 mi
- Crown Hill Waiting Station: 1.3 mi
- Childrens Museum: 1.9 mi
- Hook's Drug Store: 2.5 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Site 17: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 22: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 21: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 19: 6.1 mi
- Sharp Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Garden Alley: 4.0 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Watanabe Garden: 4.2 mi
- White River Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Daubenspeck Nature Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 10.5 mi
- Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 3.5 mi
- Skyline: 4.2 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 4.2 mi
- Dallara Factory: 4.3 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 4.3 mi
- Mars Hill: 7.6 mi
- Mann Hill: 12.5 mi
- Kelly Hill: 15.6 mi
- Polk Hill: 16.0 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 17.8 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.6 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 16.6 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 20.2 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 20.2 mi
- Geist Beach: 16.5 mi
- Morse Beach: 18.6 mi
- The Bluffs: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lilly House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Hill | SW 219° | 283 m | 20.2 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSE 160° | 264 m | 15.6 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 163° | 261 m | 16.0 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | S 170° | 258 m | 22.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 180° | 253 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | S 182° | 249 m | 17.8 mi |
| Moore Hill | S 185° | 247 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mann Hill | SSW 194° | 241 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:37 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:41 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis Eagle Creek AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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