Decorative architectural pieces and photographs from the Jackling house designed by George Washington Smith, circa 1925

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Title:: Decorative architectural pieces and photographs from the Jackling house (Woodside, Calif.) designed by George Washington Smith
Dates:: circa 1925
Creators:: Smith, George Washington, 1876-1930, American Architect
Extent:: 16.0 Linear feet (6 boxes, one light fixture, and one door frame)
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Preferred citation:: Decorative architectural pieces and photographs from the Jackling house (Woodside, Calif.) designed by George Washington Smith, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Scope and content:: Decorative architectural pieces and photographs from the Jackling house designed by George Washington Smith span 16 linear feet and date from circa 1925. The collection is composed of: one star shoulder wooden door frame from the organ room, one copper light fixture from the library, one iron wall sconce with shade, one thermostat, and decorative tiles from the organ room as well as the elevation opposite the arcade. The collection also includes two binders which contain photographs that document the house.
Biographical / historical:: During 1925 to 1926 architect George Washington Smith designed a house in Woodside, California for Daniel Cowan Jackling, a wealthy man involved in the copper mining business. The house, which was 17,000 square feet, had a large courtyard, landscaped gardens, open-air balconies, and a built-in pipe organ. The house was demolished in 2011, after a drawn out legal battle between the current owner and the city of Woodside. Before the house was demolished it was documented through photography and decorative architectural pieces were taken out of house and given to the Architecture and Design Collection.
Custodial history:: Gift of the Town of Woodside, January 2013.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-02-04T10:23-0800

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Preferred citation:: Decorative architectural pieces and photographs from the Jackling house (Woodside, Calif.) designed by George Washington Smith, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:: UC Santa Barbara, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design and Architecture Museum

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US