Object Details
- Varying Form
- Also known as the Oakleigh Thorne California Estate.
- General
- Postcards circa 1920-1990.
- John Saladino was the architect of the house and garden.
- "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.
- Landscape designer
- Thorne, Oakleigh, Mrs.
- Former owner
- Thorne, Oakleigh
- Bourn, Maud
- Leadbetter, Frederick
- Hayne, William Alston, II
- Hayne, William Alston, I colonel
- Pittack, Caroline
- Architect
- Wilson, Francis W.
- Smith, George Washington
- Saladino, John
- Designer
- Saladino, John
- Collection Collector
- Marchand, Richard
- Place
- United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Montecito
- Las Tejas (Santa Barbara, California)
- Topic
- Gardens -- California -- Montecito
- Formal gardens
- Water stairs
- Water gardens
- Ponds
- Plants, Potted
- Boxwood
- statues
- Follies (Architecture)
- Garden borders
- Landscape designer
- Thorne, Oakleigh, Mrs.
- Former owner
- Thorne, Oakleigh
- Bourn, Maud
- Leadbetter, Frederick
- Hayne, William Alston, II
- Hayne, William Alston, I colonel
- Pittack, Caroline
- Architect
- Wilson, Francis W.
- Smith, George Washington
- Saladino, John
- Designer
- Saladino, John
- See more items in
- Richard Marchand historical postcard collection (35mm slides)
- Richard Marchand historical postcard collection (35mm slides) / California
- Sponsor
- A project to describe images in this finding aid in this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Extent
- 3 Slides (photographs)
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.MAR, File CA063
- Type
- Archival materials
- Slides (photographs)
- Postcards
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Richard Marchand historical postcard collection.
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Postcards
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1585920647092-1585920647193-1
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