Walkway bisecting courtyard enclosed by potted flowers, cypress trees and a semicircular wall incorporating an exedra, and with a drum-shaped fountain (?) with a sculptural relief of dancing maenads in the center
Text on posters partially obscured. Text on poster on left (cf. uclamss_1411_0558): Sevilla Fiestas de Primavera 1929, Semana Santa y Feria, Exposicion Ibero-Americana. Text on poster on right (cf. matching image on eBay auction item, SEVILLA FLAMENCO DANCER Vintage Embossed Sign - Seville): Sevilla Fiestas de Primavera 1924, Semana Santa y Feria.
Wikipedia entry for Culver Crest neighborhood, Culver City, Calif.: "Youngworth Road was named for the early developer, whose home is still on the Marycrest Manor property."
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell's wife, Ruth Iva, sitting on the ground outside with their twenty-six-month-old daughter, Rosita Dee. Text on the negative says "M.A.C." indicating that Ralph D. Cornell's mother, Maude Cornell, is the adult in the photo. However, it really appears to be Ruth Iva Cornell.
Three photographs: a bird of paradise plant; one of baby Rosita Dee Cornell (daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell); baby Rosita Cornell held by her grandmother, Maude Cornell
Ralph D. Cornell family including: landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, wife Ruth Iva Cornell, daughter Rosita Dee Cornell and two older women (one of which is probably Maude Cornell, Ralph's mother) gathered in front of Blueblossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus) bushes.
Two pictures of 22-month-old Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, in Lafayette Park. One photo shows Rosita Dee with an unknown man and woman and a dog; the other shows her holding a teddy bear. "Rumpus" on the label might be Rosita Dee's nickname?
Two-year-old Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, wearing a striped outfit standing next to a tree. "Rumpus" is probably her nickname?
Two pictures of Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, outdoors standing with a doll in a baby carriage that has ruffles on the hood.
Two pictures of baby Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, sitting and crawling on the ground outsidenext to a planting bed
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.
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.
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.
View of a stone basin on a pedestal in a garden area with brick pavement and a low wall incorporating a bench, with a boxwood hedge and trees visible beyond.
Courtyard enclosed by potted flowers, cypress trees and a semicircular wall incorporating an exedra, and with a drum-shaped fountain (?) with a sculptural relief of dancing maenads in the center
Completed in 1920, the estate was destroyed by a forest fire in 1940. A note on photo ark no. 21198/zz00090mkj states that the architect was Carleton Winslow. Charles G. Adams was the consulting architect for planting only (Architect and engineer, vol. 78-79, July-Dec. 1924).
Completed in 1920, the estate was destroyed by a forest fire in 1940. A note on photo ark no. 21198/zz00090mkj states that the architect was Carleton Winslow. Charles G. Adams was the consulting architect for planting only (Architect and engineer, vol. 78-79, July-Dec. 1924).
Completed in 1920, the estate was destroyed by a forest fire in 1940. A note on photo ark no. 21198/zz00090mkj states that the architect was Carleton Winslow. Charles G. Adams was the consulting architect for planting only (Architect and engineer, vol. 78-79, July-Dec. 1924).
The house is located at 905 Orlando Road. The permit was issued on August 3, 1926. The architectural firm was Martson, Van Pelt & Maybury, Pasadena, job #613. The builder was John H. Simpson, Pasadena.
The house is located at 905 Orlando Road. The permit was issued on August 3, 1926. The architectural firm was Martson, Van Pelt & Maybury, Pasadena, job #613. The builder was John H. Simpson, Pasadena.
Walkway bisecting courtyard enclosed by potted flowers, cypress trees and a semicircular wall incorporating an exedra, and with a drum-shaped fountain (?) with a sculptural relief of dancing maenads in the center
The Jefferson estate was donated to the Music Academy of the West in 1950.The original Macmonnies Bacchante statue belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The statue was so popular that numerous reproductions of it were cast.
Wikipedia entry for Culver Crest neighborhood, Culver City, Calif.: "Youngworth Road was named for the early developer, whose home is still on the Marycrest Manor property."
An exterior elevation of the house and garden appears above the garden plan. The address of the residence is 376 S. Hudson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90020.
Left: view from terrace with pond towards steps and garden terrace next to house with potted plants and planting beds with trees, hedges, and shrubs. Right: walkway through arched passage next to house lined by planting beds with trees and shrubs
The Heberton residence, also known as the as Casa Dracaena and El Hogar, was built by the architect George Washington Smith for himself in 1917. It was an immediate success and commissions for similar houses soon began. Ultimately Smith designed 80 houses (of which 54 were built) in the Santa Barbara area and he is often credited as starting the Spanish-Colonial Revival style of architecture in the United States.
Bettye K. Cree (Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Cree) was born March 24, 1879. She married Raymond Cree, a founder and developer of Palm Springs, but the marriage ended in divorce. Ms. Cree then maintained an art gallery in Palm Springs. She died in Pasadena on March 16, 1944.
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.
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.
The San Marcos building is located at the corner of State Street and Anapamu Street. The building was partially destroyed in the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake. After the earthquake, the State street portion was demolished and the third story was removed from the Anapamu section
Courtyard enclosed by potted flowers, cypress trees and a semicircular wall incorporating an exedra, and with a drum-shaped fountain (?) with a sculptural relief of dancing maenads in the center