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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Leo V. Youngworth was a Los Angeles lawyer and Imperial Potentate of the Shriners. He was born in San Francisco in 1872. 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." Scale: 1/16 inch equals 1 foot. Botanical labels on plan: live oaks, wild flowers, Canary Island pines, olives, Italian cypress, guavas, deciduous fruits, red gums, pinus maritima, Monterey pines, native shrubs, Torrey pines, manna gums, sugar gums, avocado orchard, oranges General plot plan for an estate in the Baldwin Hills, Mr. Leo V. Youngworth, owner. Jan. 1923. Ralph D. Cornell & Theodore Payne, Landscape Architects. Sumner Maurice Spaulding, Architect. Drawn by: Ralph D. Cornell. Architectural labels on plan: Driveway, entrance court, hall, living room, brk'st room, butler's pantry, dining room, kitchen, laundry, maid rm, bath, library, B.R., master's B.R., sewing room, lawn, kitchen garden, patio, service court, garage, swimming pool, dressing rooms, terrace, seat, walk, bird bath, pool, wall fountain, children's playground, tennis court
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uclamss_1411_0222 ark:/21198/zz002b63xb
Language
English
Subject
Playgrounds Lawns (landscaped grass) Guava Environment Forecourts Austrian pine Pinus canariensis Liquidambar styraciflua (species) Walkways Swimming pools Eucalyptus viminalis Avocado Wild flowers Terraces (landscaped-site elements) Eucalyptus cladocalyx Shrubs Pinus radiata Quercus agrifolia (species) Italian cypress Olive Fruit trees Patios Oranges Tennis courts Garden seats Birdbaths Kitchen gardens Fountains Torrey pine Landscape architecture Leo V. Youngworth Residence (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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