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Gamble House

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Architect

Greene & Greene

Creator

Greene & Greene
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952
Gamble, David B.

Provenance

Library of Congress

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref25397

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b2d75faf-c175-4849-b9d1-001acf056501

General

The Gamble House is the best example of of the work by an internationally known architectural firm, Greene and Greene. In 1966, the Gamble family presented it to the city of Pasadena and the University of Southern California. Library of Congress, Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection, Washington, D. C. Japanese garden; mountains in the vista.

Place

Gamble House (Pasadena, California)
California -- Alameda -- Piedmont
United States of America -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Pasadena

Topic

Spring
Walkways
Japanese gardens
Lanterns
Garden lighting
Mountains
Lawns
Flower beds

Architect

Greene & Greene

Creator

Greene & Greene
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952
Gamble, David B.

Provenance

Library of Congress

See more items in

The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / California / CA254: Pasadena -- Gamble House

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 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1917

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item CA254001

Type

Archival materials
Slides (photographs)

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.

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_ref25397
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b2d75faf-c175-4849-b9d1-001acf056501
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210176631-2

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