Plan for the country estate of Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, Esq., Whittier, 1925

Item Overview

Title

Plan for the country estate of Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, Esq., Whittier, 1925

Alternative title

Country estate of Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, Esq.

Illustrator

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

November 1925

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

North arrow labeled "approximate North" drawn on the bottom right corner.
The country estate was designed for Ernest de Koven Leffingwell. Leffingwell was an arctic explorer and geologist. He also served as a Seaman on the US battleship Oregon during the Spanish-American War. He retired to Whittier, California and moved to Carmel, California 20 years later. He died in 1971 and at that time was believed to have been the oldest surviving polar explorer.
Plan showing a country estate including a home with a patio in the center and a garage. The home was surrounded by orchards and lawns. The home was decorated with reflecting pools and a rose garden.

Caption

Signed: Des. W.D.C., Del. R.D.C.
Labels on plan: garage, laundry, drying yard, garage court, walk, bath, bedroom, loggia, bath, maid, closet, patio, living room, lawn, kitchen, pantry, dining room, flowers, seats, sunken turf panel, pool, terrace, roses, orchard.
Country estate of E. de K. Leffingwell, Esq., Whittier, California. General plan by Cook and Hall. I.W. Hellman Building, Los Angeles. Wilbur D. Cook, George D. Hall, Ralph D. Cornell. Landscape Architects, City Planning, Consultants. Scale: 1"=10'. September 1925. Plan 525-8.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic print

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
landscaping plans

Subjects

lawns (landscaped grass)
reflecting pools
country houses
People
forecourts
closets (storage spaces)
living rooms
dining rooms
walkways
rose gardens
drying yards
terraces (landscaped-site elements)
garages
sunken gardens
flower gardens
servants' quarters
patios
laundry rooms
Environment
garden seats
pantries
bathrooms
loggias
orchards
bedrooms
kitchens

landscape architecture

Names

Ernest de Koven Leffingwell Residence (Whittier, Calif.)

Location

California--Whittier

Resource type

still image