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"High Acres" Landscape Plan (SC-281)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-281

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one oversize plan of the grounds for High Acres. The plan is signed by the landscape architect Samuel D. Zehrung.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1929

Creator

Biographical / Historical

High Acres was the Dayton home built for the President of the Rike-Kumler Department Store, Frederick Rike, and his wife Ethel in 1929. It was designed by Cleveland architects Meade and Hamilton and the grounds were designed by Dayton landscape architect Samuel D. Zehrung.

Extent

0.65 linear feet : 1 oversize folder

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

High Acres was the Dayton home built for the President of the Rike-Kumler Department Store, Frederick Rike, and his wife Ethel in 1929. It was designed by Cleveland architects Meade and Hamilton and the grounds were designed by Dayton landscape architect Samuel D. Zehrung. This collection consists of one oversize plan of the grounds.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated by John Deal in 2013.

Subject

donor

Title
Guide to the "High Acres" Landscape Plan (SC-281)
Status
Completed
Date
2021 Sept 3
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092