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

Date

1931-03-28

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

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.
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.

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

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Location

California--Montecito

Longitude

34.440513098828546

Latitude

-119.64933693408966

Resource type

still image

Subjects

reflecting pools
People
hedges
garden walks
gardens
Environment

landscape architecture