Lockwood de Forest portraits
The de Forest archive contains a large amount of personal papers, including many photographs of Lockwood and Elizabeth de Forest. The photos document their extensive camping trips in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the 1930s.
Lockwood de Forest, landscape architect
Lockwood de Forest, Jr. landscape drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
circa 1930s
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Santa Barbara, Calif.
Lockwood de Forest: de Forest garden (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Lockwood de Forest was not just a landscape architect, but also designed and built houses, including his own on Todos Santos Lane in Santa Barbara. The house and landscaping were oriented towards a view of the Santa Ynez Mountains and included many native plants, which were drought-tolerant for the dry Santa Barbara climate.
Lockwood de Forest, landscape architect
Lockwood de Forest, Jr. landscape drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
circa 1928
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Santa Barbara, Calif.
Lockwood de Forest: Bothin tea garden (Montecito, Calif.)
San Francisco industrialist Henry Bothin and his wife Ellen Chabot Bothin purchased 350 acres of mountain and foothill land above Montecito in 1916. The property was named Mar Y Cel, but was commonly referred to as the Tea Garden; it was adjacent to the property which included their house, Piranhurst.
Lockwood de Forest was commissioned in 1932 to add to the landscaping around the tea house, amphitheater, aqueducts, and gardens. After Ellen Bothin's death in 1965, the property fell into disrepair, and the Tea House was the starting point for the 2008 Tea Fire, which destroyed a large number of residences in Montecito.
Lockwood de Forest, landscape architect
Lockwood de Forest, Jr. landscape drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
circa 1932
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Montecito, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Calif.
Lockwood de Forest: Chalifoux garden (Montecito, Calif.)
This extremely colorful and detailed design for a garden was for Elizabeth and Harold Chalifoux, who were well-known orchid growers in the Santa Barbara area. The Chalifoux were from Boston, and Elizabeth Chalifoux was the daughter of Albert Burrage, the well-respected horticulturist.
Lockwood de Forest, landscape architect
Lockwood de Forest, Jr. landscape drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
circa 1945
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Montecito, Calif.
Lockwood de Forest: Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
The plaza at the corner of State Street and Anapamu in downtown Santa Barbara was designed by Lockwood de Forest and architect Lutah Maria Riggs. The seating area with trees and benches allows for a brief respite prior to or just after visiting the museum. The Museum was established in 1941 in the old United States Post Office building; the facade was altered by Chicago-based architect David Adler, and financial support was given by many prominent people, including Wright Ludington and Stanley and Katherine McCormick (all were clients of de Forest).
Lockwood de Forest, landscape architect
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect
Lockwood de Forest, Jr. landscape drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
circa 1949
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Lockwood de Forest: Stanley McCormick estate (Montecito, Calif.)
The 84 acre "Riven Rock" estate belonged to the McCormick family, the inventors of the grain reaper and founders of the International Harvester company. The original house was constructed in 1898 (demolished after the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake), and was home to Stanley McCormick. The estate also contained many other guest houses, servants quarters, a nine hole golf course, orchards, a dairy, and many exotic plants.
Stanley McCormick struggled with mental illness, and his wife Katherine (one of the first female graduates of MIT) fought with his family over access to Stanley and the estate. After Stanley's death in 1947, the estate was subdivided and sold to create many smaller land holdings.
Lockwood de Forest, landscape architect
Lockwood de Forest, Jr. landscape drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
1931-1932
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Montecito, Calif.
Lockwood de Forest: William Nelson landscape (Montecito, Calif.)
As with many of Lockwood de Forest's commissions, the houses were designed by some of the top architects in Southern California, and de Forest's landscaping was a harmonious compliment to their work. The formality of the house lent itself to the grounds as well, as seen in this geometric fan-shaped garden for William P. Nelson.
Lockwood de Forest, landscape architect
Carleton Winslow, Sr., architect
Lockwood de Forest, Jr. landscape drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
circa 1926
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Montecito, Calif.