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Title: |
Malabar Farm Architectural Drawings |
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Repository: |
Ohio History Connection
Phone: 614-297-2510 http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm4/index_aids.php?CISOROOT=/aids |
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Creator: |
Lamoreux, Louis A. |
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Dates: |
1939-1941 |
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Bulk dates: |
1939-1941 |
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Quantity: |
4 linear feet (47 drawings) |
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Abstract: |
The collection consists of forty-seven architectural drawings by Louis A. Lamoreux for changes or additions to the "Main House" at Malabar Farm near Mansfield in Richland County, Ohio. The 32-room "Main House" at Malabar Farm in Richland County, Ohio was built in 1936 by Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Louis Bromfield (1896-1956). Also called the "Big House", the residence is a combination of traditional Western Reserve architecture and French Provincial design elements. It was designed by Bromfield with the assistance of architect, Louis A. Lamoreux. The house is furnished with original paintings, French antique furniture, custom wall paper, and many of Bromfield's personal belongings. The house has been preserved as Bromfield left it in 1956. For fourteen years Malabar Farm was operated by the Louis Bromfield Malabar Farm Foundation. When the Foundation faced foreclosure, the State of Ohio acquired the property as a gift to the state. Malabar Farm was operated jointly by Ohio's Department of Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture from 1972 to 1976. It officially became one of Ohio's state parks in 1976. |
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Identification: |
AV 122 |
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Location: |
Ohio Historical Society |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
Louis Bromfield was a successful author and strong advocate of scientific agriculture and soil conservation. Bromfield was born on December 27, 1896, near Mansfield, Ohio. He attended Cornell Agricultural College from 1914 to 1916, and then transferred to Columbia University to earn a degree in journalism. Bromfield left Columbia before graduating. During World War I, he joined the American Ambulance Corps with the French Army and served until 1919. After the end of World War I, Broomfield began a journalism career. He lived in New York City and wrote articles for several magazines. In 1924, Bromfield wrote his first novel, The Green Bay Tree. Soon after completing this book, Bromfield moved to France, where he was acquainted with Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Edith Wharton, Ernest Hemingway, and Sinclair Lewis. In 1926, Bromfield won the Pulitzer Price for a novel called Early Autumn. He continued to write fiction throughout the 1920s and early 1930s. In 1939, Bromfield returned to Ohio and purchased Malabar Farm, near Mansfield. In his autobiography, Bromfield stated that he left Europe because, "I was sick of the troubles, the follies, and the squabbles of the Europe which I had known and loved so long. I wanted peace and I wanted roots for the rest of my life." Bromfield dedicated his life to agriculture and sought to create a farm that promoted soil conservation. He became famous for his conservation efforts and was posthumously elected to the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame. Bromfield continued to write books and articles. His later books, including Pleasant Valley, focused on soil conservation and other farming issues. He continued to socialize with prominent artists, including Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. The two actors were married at Malabar Farm in 1945. Bromfield died on March 18, 1956. One of his daughters, Ellen Bromfield Carson, continued her father's conservation efforts. Malabar Farm is now a state park.
The collection consists of forty-seven architectural drawings by Louis A. Lamoreux for changes or additions to the "Main House" at Malabar Farm near Mansfield in Richland County, Ohio. The drawings span the years 1939-1941.
Donor Robert W. Soulen has transferred all copyright he possesses in the collection to the Ohio Historical Society. All other copyright is the consideration of the author or publisher.
This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio Historical Society
Related Material: Related Material630.1 B788m Malabar Farm by Louis Bromfield 630.1 M29 The Malabar Farm Newsletter 630.1 B788r, 1996 Return to Pleasant Valley: Louis Bromfield's Best from Malabar Farm and his Other Country Classics MSS 364 Friends of the Land Records State Archives Series 4457 AV Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, State Parks and Program Activities
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Researchers are requested to cite Malabar Farm Architectural Drawings, AV 122 and the Ohio Historical Society in all footnote and bibliographic references.
The Ohio Historical Society acquired the collection from Robert W. Soulen on September 5, 1990
Processed by Meghan Shannon and Jim Washburn, April 2006
"Malabar Farm State Park." Ohio Department of Natural Resources web page. 9 September, 2006. Online. Internet. 24 October, 2006. [URL: http://www.ohiodnr.com/parks/parks/malabar.htm]