Lake Geneva -- Allview

Object Details

General: Persons associated with property include: Frank Rehm (former owner from 1904-1945); Merrill Bengston (former owner from 1945-1949); John Carpenter Clarke (former owner from 1949-1955); Christian Lauritzen (former owner); Richard E. Schmidt (architect); Jens Jenson (landscape architect).; "Frank Rehm put in the mile long driveway lined with elms. When elm disease struck the allee ws replanted by maples. There are still several elms at the entrances."; "In 1945 when Merrill Bengston bought the house, he removed the two stories, the beautiful double staircase and a library."; "The landscaping by Jens Jenson never was changed, but it is a smaller version of Henry Ford's property in Grosse Point, MI."

Former owner: Rehm, Frank; Bengston, Merrill; Clarke, John C.; Lauritzen, Christian
Architect: Schmidt, Richard E.
Landscape architect: Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951
Collection Creator: Garden Club of America

Place: Allview (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin); United States of America -- Wisconsin -- Walworth County -- Lake Geneva

Former owner: Rehm, Frank; Bengston, Merrill; Clarke, John C.; Lauritzen, Christian
Architect: Schmidt, Richard E.
Landscape architect: Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951

See more items in: The Garden Club of America collection; The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Wisconsin

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Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

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Related Materials: Allview related holdings consist of 1 folder (13 35 mm. slides)