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Oldfields, also known as Lilly House and Gardens, is a 26-acre (11 ha) historic estate and house museum at Newfields 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.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) is an encyclopedic art museum located at Newfields, a 152-acre (62 ha) campus that also houses Lilly House, The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres, the Gardens at Newfields, the Beer Garden, and more.
The property and William Conner house were purchased by pharmaceutical executive Eli Lilly in 1933 [3] or 1934. [4] With the aim of connecting "people with history in ways that books cannot," Lilly restored the house, and opened it to visitors. [5] The property was initially known as Conner Prairie Farm. Lilly appointed resident Vern H. Fisher ...
Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star November 22, 2024 at 5:34 AM Central Indiana is ready to glisten, with millions of lights set to sparkle in the forms of candy canes, tunnels, trees and ...
Levi Coffin lived in this house from 1827 to 1847, where he helped as many as 2,000 slaves escape to freedom. The house was known as the Union Depot of the Underground Railroad, and it contained secret doors that could hide fugitives. [18] 12: Eugene V. Debs Home: Eugene V. Debs Home
The 152-acre campus is home to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, as well as seasonal exhibits, expansive and luxurious gardens, a stunning musical theatre, the Lilly House and much more, according ...
This is a list of works of art at Newfields, the campus that also contains the Indianapolis Museum of Art which are located outside, on one of three campus locations: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres; Indianapolis Museum of Art grounds; Oldfields-Lilly House and The Gardens at Newfields.
The Three Graces is a nearly life-size, figurative Carrara marble outdoor sculpture group located on the historic Oldfields estate on the campus of the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), in Indianapolis, Indiana. The neoclassical marble sculpture depicts the Three Graces, minor goddesses of the Greco-Roman pantheon. The group consists of three ...