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"Holmby," Arthur Letts Home

Description: This collection consists of six watercolor renderings and ink drawings of residential gardens by Los Angeles landscape architect William Peschelt, dating from around 1905 to 1912. Included is a 1911 garden plan for Isaac Millbank of Santa Monica; a 1912 bird's-eye view watercolor rendering of the Inglewood Park Cemetery; and three plans for the Holmby Park estate of Arthur Letts, ca. 1905-1908. An undated sixth item, Original sketches for improved 7th Street Park, Santa Monica, Cal, was added to the collection in 2015.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1908
Call number: archPeschelt
Creator: Peschelt, William A(Opens in new tab)

Original Map for Sunken Garden at Holmby Park (home of Arthur Letts)

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This collection consists of six watercolor renderings and ink drawings of residential gardens by Los Angeles landscape architect William Peschelt, dating from around 1905 to 1912. Included is a 1911 garden plan for Isaac Millbank of Santa Monica; a 1912 bird's-eye view watercolor rendering of the Inglewood Park Cemetery; and three plans for the Holmby Park estate of Arthur Letts, ca. 1905-1908. An undated sixth item, Original sketches for improved 7th Street Park, Santa Monica, Cal, was added to the collection in 2015.

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Original Contour Map for Holmby Residence of Arthur Letts, Esq

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Plot plan for house and drive for I. Millbank at Palisades, Santa Monica

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Original sketches for improved 7th Street Park, Santa Monica, Cal

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Inglewood Park Cemetery

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William A. Peschelt collection

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Collection consists of six renderings in total, including three of the Letts residence. In addition to the Letts estate, Peschelt created a residential garden plan for Isaac Millbank of Santa Monica, an elaborate cemetery plan for Inglewood Park Cemetery, and sketches for the 7th Street Park in Santa Monica.

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"Holmby," Arthur Letts Home

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