Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view from terrace towards oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Item Overview

Title

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view from terrace towards oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Alternative title

Wright Saltus Ludington residence

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

March 28, 1931

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

Distant view towards oval reflecting pool from brick path on terrace bordered by boxwood hedge. Man wearing suit and hat, looking at swan, visible at the far end of the pool.
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home, was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: W. S. Luddington [Ludington]. Montecito. 3/28/1931.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subject topic

Environment
People
gardens
reflecting pools
landscape architecture
hedges
garden walks

Location

California--Montecito

Longitude

34.440513098828546

Latitude

-119.64933693408966

Resource type

still image