James Waldron Gillespie residence, view from house towards fountain with pool parterre, Montecito, 1932
Item Overview
- Title
- James Waldron Gillespie residence, view from house towards fountain with pool parterre, Montecito, 1932
- Alternative title
- James Waldron Gillespie residence
- Photographer
- Cornell, Ralph D.
- Date Created
- August 27, 1932
- Date
- 1932-08-27
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Notes
- Description
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View of a parterre of four geometric pools around a central fountain, facing away from the house towards trees, including palm trees
Also known as El Fureidis, the Gillespie residence and grounds, built in 1906, were designed by the architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. The grounds of the ten acre estate were modeled on Persian style water gardens. - Caption
- Text from nitrate negative sleeve: J. W. Gillespie, Montecito, 8/27/32
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photographic negative
- Dimensions
- 4 x 5 inches
- Medium
- b&w nitrate negative
Keywords
- Genre
-
black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film - Names
- James Waldron Gillespie residence (Montecito, Calif.)
- Location
- California--Montecito
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
-
reflecting pools
People
courtyards
fountains
trees
gardens
Environment - landscape architecture
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
- Local Identifier
- uclamss_1411_0424
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002b6bw6
- Manifest url
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Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.