Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: Lovers Lane Pool: toward the northeast
Title: Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: Lovers Lane Pool
Other title: Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
Creator: Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959
Creator role: Landscape Architect
Date: 1923 (constructed) 1930 (major modification)
Current location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Description of work: The Dumbarton Oaks Gardens were designed by the noted landscape gardener Beatrix Farrand, in cooperation with her clients Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, who purchased the property in 1920. The formal gardens occupy 10 acres. The major work was completed between 1921 and 1941, although changes, notably the addition of the Pebble Garden and redesign of the Ellipse, continued to be made by Mrs. Bliss, working with Ruth Havey. Endowments were established expressly for the purpose of maintaining the gardens and for supporting a program of research in landscape architecture.
Description of view: Lovers Lane Pool, bordered with Italianate cast-stone columns designed by Farrand.
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Culture: American
Materials/Techniques: Water
Masonry
Source: DeTuerk, James (copyright James DeTuerk)
Resource type: Image
File format: JPEG, TIFF archived offline
Image size: 1403H X 2077W pixels
Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted. For additional details see: alias.libraries.psu.edu/vius/copyright/publicrightsarch.htm
Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: WB2007-0135 Dumbarton.jpg
Record ID: WB2007-0135
Sub collection: garden structures
gardens
Copyight holder: Copyright James DeTuerk
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: Lovers Lane Pool: toward the northeast
Title: Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: Lovers Lane Pool
Other title: Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
Creator: Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959
Creator role: Landscape Architect
Date: 1923 (constructed) 1930 (major modification)
Current location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Description of work: The Dumbarton Oaks Gardens were designed by the noted landscape gardener Beatrix Farrand, in cooperation with her clients Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, who purchased the property in 1920. The formal gardens occupy 10 acres. The major work was completed between 1921 and 1941, although changes, notably the addition of the Pebble Garden and redesign of the Ellipse, continued to be made by Mrs. Bliss, working with Ruth Havey. Endowments were established expressly for the purpose of maintaining the gardens and for supporting a program of research in landscape architecture.
Description of view: Lovers Lane Pool, bordered with Italianate cast-stone columns designed by Farrand.
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Culture: American
Materials/Techniques: Water
Masonry
Source: DeTuerk, James (copyright James DeTuerk)
Resource type: Image
File format: JPEG, TIFF archived offline
Image size: 1403H X 2077W pixels
Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted. For additional details see: alias.libraries.psu.edu/vius/copyright/publicrightsarch.htm
Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: WB2007-0135 Dumbarton.jpg
Record ID: WB2007-0135
Sub collection: garden structures
gardens
Copyight holder: Copyright James DeTuerk