INDIANAPOLIS — The 2020 St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild Decorators’ Show House and Gardens, the longest running decorator show house in the nation, will be virtual this year. All proceeds will benefit Eskenazi Health’s COVID-19 relief effort.
As has been the tradition for nearly 60 years, landscape and interior designers and their support teams donate hundreds of hours, as do members of St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild, to refurbish an area home and its surrounding property.
The historic Fox Hill Manor, located at 10 West 65th Street, will be showcased during this year’s event, which is significantly different from all others that have preceded it.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the originally scheduled event (April 25-May 10) was postponed. The event has been restructured as a free video tour beginning on July 17. To access the video tour of historic Fox Hill Manor, please visit: www.showhouseindy.org.
There is no fee to watch the video, but all donations will benefit the Eskenazi Health COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund. This year, 100 percent of all proceeds will directly support the Eskenazi Health COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund established by the Eskenazi Health Foundation. This fund will enable Eskenazi Health leadership to meet emerging needs as they work to treat and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The brick and timbered Tudor Revival home at 10 West 65th Street, was built in 1919 by Clark E. Mallery and Roberta Spellman Mallery. Mr. Mallery was one of the founders of the American Garment Company, a manufacturer of women’s clothing. Mrs. Mallery was the aunt of Mrs. Robert H. Tyndall, wife of the 34th mayor of Indianapolis.
In 1987, the house was sold to its fourth and current owners, James Allan Hall III and Kathleen S. Hall, M.D. The Halls have been stewards of the property throughout their 32 years of ownership. During their residency, they named the property “Fox Hill Manor.”
