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Mr. & Mrs. William Kennon Jewett's Garden (Arden Villa) in Pasadena, California: a balustrade overlooks a garden and pool.

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Mr. & Mrs. William Kennon Jewett's Garden (Arden Villa) in Pasadena, California: a balustrade overlooks a garden and pool., [between 1914 and 1949?]
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Object Details

Provenance

Diggers Garden Club

Architect

Marston, Van Pelt and Maybury (Firm)

Former owner

Jewett, William Kennon

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref25311

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67026c593-8c85-4f72-80d4-f2b8bca17532

General

Historic plate number: "14."
Designed by Pasadena-based archtects, Marston & Van Pelt in 1913 for mining tycoon and railroad heir William Kennon Jewett, this Palladian-style home originally spanned over 9 acres. It was eventually subdivided to 2.5 acres by the 1950s. The extensive grounds included manicured gardens, lily ponds, tennis court, and swimming pools. In the 1980s, Arden Villa became known as the "Dynasty Mansion" after the TV drama series filmed a scene in the home's lily pond.

Place

Unidentified Garden (Pasadena, California)
United States of America -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Pasadena
Arden Villa (Pasadena, California)

Topic

Gardens -- California -- Pasadena
Balustrades
Sculpture
Hedges
Ponds
Stairs
Evergreens
Wellheads
Benches, stone

Provenance

Diggers Garden Club

Architect

Marston, Van Pelt and Maybury (Firm)

Former owner

Jewett, William Kennon

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / California / CA082: Pasadena -- Unidentified, Philips, Robbins, Badgley and Kennon Gardens

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.

Extent

1 Photograph (lantern slide, black-and-white, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Date

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item CA082021

Type

Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides

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.

Genre/Form

Lantern slides

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.
AAG.GCA_ref25311
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67026c593-8c85-4f72-80d4-f2b8bca17532
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210176725-0

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