LILLY HOUSE SEASONAL CLOSING
Lilly House will be closed for the winter season for maintenance and conservation from January 4 to March 31, 2010.

Oldfields–Lilly House and Gardens is a 26-acre historic estate and house museum located on the IMA campus, north of the main Museum complex. Lilly House is a 22-room mansion that was once the home of J.K. Lilly Jr., the late Indianapolis businessman, collector and philanthropist. Known historically as Oldfields, the estate features gardens and grounds designed in the 1920s by Percival Gallagher of the famous landscape architecture firm Olmsted Brothers.

The Oldfields residence, now called Lilly House, features eight furnished historic rooms on the main level. The majority of these rooms reflect the 1930s period of the Lilly family’s occupancy and almost 90 percent of the furnishings and decorative arts objects featured belonged to the Lillys and were used in the home. A visit to Lilly House will offer a deeper understanding of life on a country estate in the early twentieth century.

The upper level of Lilly House offers expansive views of Oldfields’ landscape and gardens and features historical and interactive exhibits. You can learn about the American Country Place era, Oldfields’ development as a country estate and Indianapolis in the early 20^th century. The second level also features samples of Mr. Lilly’s notable collections of books, gold coins, military miniatures and nautical items.

Wheelchair-accessible parking is located adjacent to Lilly House in the parking lot of the Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse. Lilly House features an accessible entrance and an elevator that serves all floors that are open to the public. Strollers and wheelchairs are available for use in Lilly House. Click below for more details; please telephone ahead for special arrangements.