Malabar Farm Architectural Drawings 1939-1941 1939-1941

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Malabar Farm Architectural Drawings 1939-1941 1939-1941

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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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Lamoreux, Louis A.

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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...

Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956

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Louis Bromfield was an American author and conservationist from central Ohio who gained international recognition winning the Pulitzer Prize and pioneering innovative scientific farming concepts. From the guide to the Louis Bromfield correspondence to Edna Wolfe, 1942-1949, (Ohio University) American author and conservationist. From 1939-1969 he lived and did sustainable farming at Malabar Farm, Lucas, Ohio. From the description of [Signature, 19--] / Louis Bromf...