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Santa Barbara -- Las Tejas

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Former owner

Thorne, Oakleigh, Mrs.
Thorne, Oakleigh

Architect

Smith, George Washington

Former owner

Bourn, Maud
Leadbetter, Frederick

Architect

Wilson, Francis W.

Former owner

Hayne, William Alston, I colonel
Hayne, William Alston, II
Pittack, Caroline

Designer

Saladino, John

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Scope and Contents

The folder includes articles, correspondence and worksheet done by GCA researcher.
sova.aag.gca_ref24416

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64b315935-ca44-43e7-b8d6-0005a9d0a2b5

General

"In 1898, William Alston Hayne II built Las Tejas from local adobe and red roof tiles. In 1917, Helen Thorne and architect Francis W. Wilson designed Las Tejas in the Italian Renaissance style. The garden is 26 acres of lawns, flower beds and a Japanese gardens. Then in 1926, Mrs. Thorne hired architect George Washington Smith to remodel the house. George Washington Smith re-designed the main entrance, put a roof over the dining room and then redesigned the outdoor courtyard into an Italian patio. Suddenly the house was sold in 1941 by Mrs. Thorne who thought that the Japanese were going to bomb Santa Barbara. She sold the property to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Leadbetter."
Mr. and Mrs. Thorne also owned Thorndale in Millbrook, New York.
Persons associated with the property include: William Alston Hayne II, (former owner in 1894); Helen Thorne (former owner from 1917 to 1941); Francis W. Wilson (architect); Oakleigh Thorne (former owner from 1917 to 1941 and designer, 1918); Colonel William Alston Hayne I (former owner in 1868); Maud Bourn (former owner in 1894); George Washington Smith (architect in 1926); Caroline Pittack and Frederick Leadbetter (former owners in 1945); Ralph Stevens (landscape architect, 1942 redesign).
The redesign of Las Tejas by Ralph Stevens mentioned in the Santa Barbara News Press (no date) has not been verified.

Place

Las Tejas (Santa Barbara, California)
United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Santa Barbara

Topic

Gardens -- California -- Santa Barbara

Former owner

Thorne, Oakleigh, Mrs.
Thorne, Oakleigh

Architect

Smith, George Washington

Former owner

Bourn, Maud
Leadbetter, Frederick

Architect

Wilson, Francis W.

Former owner

Hayne, William Alston, I colonel
Hayne, William Alston, II
Pittack, Caroline

Designer

Saladino, John

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / California

Sponsor

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, File CA063

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Bibliography

Garden has been featured in Bissell, Ervanna Bowen. Glimpses of Santa Barbara and Montecito Gardens, 1926. Garden has been featured in Dobyns, Winifred Starr. California Gardens. New York: The Macmillon Company, 1931. Garden has been featured in Journal of Garden History, An International Quarterly: January-March 1990, volume 10. Garden has been featured in The Italian Garden Transplanted, Renaissance Revival Landscape Design in America, 1850-1939. Department of History and Social Science at Troy State University, Troy, Alabama. April 5 to May 27, 1988. Garden has been featured in Shelton, Louise. Beautiful Gardens in America. New York: Charles Scribner & Sons, 1924. Garden has been featured in House and Garden; September, 1990. Garden has been featured in Santa Barbara Magazine; February/March 1981. Garden has been featured in Town and Country; "A Garden known from Coast to Coast"; January 15, 1930. Garden has been featured in Garden Club of America, List of Gardens. 1921. Garden has been featured in Streatfield, David C. California Gardens: Creating a New Eden. New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1994. Garden has been featured in Architectural Forum 32. "House of Mrs. Oakleigh Thorne"; April, 1920.

Collection Restrictions

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Related Materials

Las Tejas related holdings consist of 1 folder (25 slides:, lantern, hand colored.)30 slides (col.) (35 mm.)
AAG.GCA_ref24416
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64b315935-ca44-43e7-b8d6-0005a9d0a2b5
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210177011-1

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