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James Waldron Gillespie residence, view towards narrow pool and stairway in cypress allée, Montecito, 1932

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Title: James Waldron Gillespie residence, view towards narrow pool and stairway in cypress allée, Montecito, 1932
Alternative Title: James Waldron Gillespie residence
Date Created and/or Issued: August 27, 1932
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Cornell (Ralph D.) papers
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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.
View towards narrow, shallow pool and stairs ascending towards the house within an allée of columnar cypress trees
Handwriting on back of photograph: J.W. Gillespie - 8/27/32
Type: Image
Identifier: clus_1411_Gillespie_6
ark:/21198/zz00090kmk
Subject: Environment
People
Gardens
Landscape architecture
Pools
Trees
Stairs
Allées
James Waldron Gillespie residence (Montecito, Calif.)
Source: Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

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