Indianapolis- Stokely Mansion

[wicked]

Location Name: Stokely Mansion

City/Town/County: Indianapolis, IN

Legend: An apparition of a man walking a dog has been seen. An apparition of a brunette woman running out the side porch door and jumping into an awaiting carriage, people have been gently pushed off the dog walk, chills forbidding feelings also noted. Gondolas running without water under them. People having tea in the Japanese Tea House in the middle of the night. - Note: The mansion does not have a driveway at the side porch itself. Any carriage at it would have been in the formal gardens or in the swimming pool.

History: The Wheeler—Stokely Mansion was constructed during what is known as the Country House Era, a time when the wealthy built homes for their families outside the city. This trend is reflected in the string of mansions the wealthy built in the early 1900s along Cold Spring Road, which was known as “Millionaires Row.” The estate harks back to the early years of suburbanization in Indianapolis. Its first owner, Frank Wheeler, was closely associated with Indy’s significant automobile manufacturing industry.

“Hawkeye” was the name Frank Wheeler gave his new mansion and estate overlooking Cold Spring Road, which was completed in 1911. Wheeler, a native of Iowa, earned his fortune in auto parts manufacturing in Indianapolis. He co-owned the Wheeler—Schebler Carburetor Company. The company made carburetors for more than 15 auto manufacturers including Ford, Dodge, Auburn, and Duesenberg. He was also a co-founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Later owners of the estate included G. Monty Williams, president of the Marmon Motor Company, and William Stokely, owner of Stokely-Van Camp Packing Company.

Wheeler suffered from depression and eventually killed himself in the master bedroom.

Directions: Also a part of Marian College but used as an office building. I won't put directions here because I've so far been unable to get entrance into the mansion as it's strictly for faculty use.

GPS coordinates: N39°48’44.53 W86°12’09.15

Photos:

front


tea garden


south side

[Charlie]

I have had unusual access to stokley. I would encourage no one to investigate it or play in the building. The is a reason it is an admission building and I have heard the rumors and the truth is worse. Allison is talked about more and that history is understood, not to say there is no true behind the legend, just not the story told. And grabbed Allison has more recent stories, is just because there's more access. Allow the school to quietly try to put the myths behind stokley to rest. The truth is far worse.

[JJM]

I worked as maintenance and was a music major at Marian from 1987 - 1991 and I echo the sentiment from Charlie. The truth is far worse. I actually worked as a docent in both Allison and Stokley and got I disagree kicked in both but this is before I learned psychic self defense. There are a myriad of entities there and one in particular will follow you from the physical realm to the psychic realm as I was attacked in both the physical reality and in my dream state. I encountered the original owner, a demon, and a small child who was tortured there. Security is very much aware of the history of that building and it was frequently visited by foot security.