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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. 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. 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.
Type
image
Identifier
uclamss_1411_0031 ark:/21198/zz002b5wb6
Language
English
Subject
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 Ernest de Koven Leffingwell Residence (Whittier, Calif.)
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