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Frederick Forrest Peabody

1859-07-06 – 1927-02-23

Portrait of Frederick Forrest Peabody
Title ["Solana," Frederick Forrest Peabody house, Eucalyptus Hill Road, Montecito, California. Entrance Drive] Contributor Names Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer Created / Published [1917 spring] Subject Headings - Houses--California--Montecito--1910-1920 - Gardens--California--Montecito--1910-1920 Format Headings Lantern slides--Hand-colored--1910-1920. Notes - Site History. House Architecture: Francis Townsend Underhill, built 1913-1914. Landscape: Charles Frederick Eaton, from 1906. Associated Name: Katherine Burke (Mrs. Frederick Forest) Peabody. Today: Garden subdivided. Monterey court. - Slide used with lecture "California Gardens." - On slide: Red-edge square sticker. - Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011. - Forms part of: Garden and historic house lecture series in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). - Published in Gardens for a Beautiful America / Sam Watters. New York: Acanthus Press, 2012. Plate 131. Medium 1 photograph : glass lantern slide, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in. Call Number/Physical Location LC-J717-X98- 31 [P&P] Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Digital Id ppmsca 16105 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.16105 Library of Congress Control Number 2007685031 Reproduction Number LC-DIG-ppmsca-16105 (digital file from original item) Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication. Online Format image Description 1 photograph : glass lantern slide, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in. LCCN Permalink https://lccn.loc.gov/2007685031Credit: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer

Life & Legacy

Frederick Forrest Peabody (July 6, 1859 – February 23, 1927) was a prominent citizen of Santa Barbara, California, in the early twentieth century. As chairman of the local Board of Education, he oversaw the construction of Santa Barbara High School, and as a philanthropist he contributed generously to the rebuilding of the city after the 1925 earthquake.

Occupation & Career

businessperson

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  1. Wikidata population candidate Q5497784 — wikidata View source

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