Laurel Hall, the Stoughton Fletcher Estate, Circa 1916

Description:	Wealthy Indiana banker and businessman Stoughton A. Fletcher, II became president of the Fletcher American National Bank in 1910. He built this 40,000 square-foot, 32-bedroom mansion, Laurel Hall, about 1916 on the northeast side of Indianapolis. In December 1916, he and his wife held a series of small dinner parties for friends and relatives to give them a view of the new home. It is thought that this image was taken in December of 1916. After World War I, Fletcher had a series of unfortunate setbacks, both personal and financial, and by 1924 he filed for bankruptcy, lost his fortune, and Laurel Hall. The mansion, located at 5395 Emerson Way survives, it has since served as Ladywood School, the Hudson Institute, and is now home to the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. Interpositives are stored in PAN number order.
Origin:	1914-01
Created By:	Bretzman, Charles F.
Publisher:	Digital image 2013 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source:	http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/520
Collection:	Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright:	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography:	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Subjects:	Mansions Historic buildings Fletcher family Architectural decorations and ornaments

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