Rancho Santa Fe development and planning history, manuscript pages
Entry/Object ID
2025.010.052
Collection
Lilian J. Rice Papers
Archive Items Details
Title
Rancho Santa Fe development and planning history, manuscript pages
Description
Typed manuscript pages discussing the planning and early development of Rancho Santa Fe. The text references statements by S. R. Nelson of the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company and discusses the establishment of the Rancho Santa Fe community, including early planning surveys, the 1922 public announcement of the development in the San Diego Union, and the design of the village center. The document describes architectural influences associated with Richard Requa and Herbert Jackson and references Spanish Colonial architectural work in Southern California. Additional passages describe early construction in the village center, including the first Rancho Santa Fe school, the placement of the public library in the La Flecha house, service buildings along Paseo Delicias, and early infrastructure such as roads and water distribution systems. The manuscript also references commentary by Lee Shippey in The Architect and Engineer regarding Rancho Santa Fe as a planned community and discusses the roles of figures associated with the project’s development and regional infrastructure planning.
Dimensions
Dimension Description
8.5 x 11 inch
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rice, Lilian J., Requa and Jackson, Requa, Richard, Jackson, Herbert, Nelson, Sidney Robert, Lippincott, J. B., Sinnard, Leone.G., Hodges, Walter E., Shippey, Lee, Fletcher, Edward H.
