Kokomo in Howard County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Seiberling Mansion

— Walk of Excellence —

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, August 13, 2023

1. Seiberling Mansion Marker

Inscription. It was 1891 when industrialist Monroe Seiberling began building his Neo-Jacobean, Romanesque Revival style mansion. Located in the heart of the Old Silk Stocking Historic District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the mansion is open daily for tours.

Erected by Community Foundation of Howard County, Kokomo Downtown Association, Howard County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 40° 28.969′ N, 86° 8.648′ W. Marker is in Kokomo, Indiana, in Howard County. It can be reached from Kingston Road. The marker is on the Walk of Excellence Trail. It can be reached from where Kingston road ends in the parking lot for McKinley School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kokomo IN 46901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Seiberling Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Elwood Haynes (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Seiberling Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); David Foster (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chief Kokomo (approx. half a mile away); Haynes International (approx. half a mile away); Memorial To The Patriots of 1776 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Howard County Courthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kokomo.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, August 13, 2023

2. Seiberling Mansion Marker

Looking west down the Walk of Excellence

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, August 13, 2023

3. Seiberling Mansion Marker

Back side of McKinley School and parking lot in background

Seiberling Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, August 13, 2023

4. Seiberling Mansion

Two blocks north of this marker

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, August 13, 2023

5. Seiberling Mansion

Two blocks north of this marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 13, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.