Home of Lola Montez

Nevada County · 248 Mill Street, Grass Valley · location approximate

Lola was born in Limerick, Ireland, July 3, 1818, and baptized Maria Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. After living in England and on the continent, Lola, diminutive of Dolores, came to New York in 1851; and eventually settled in Grass Valley in 1852. It was here she built the only home she ever owned. She became friends with Lotta Crabtree, who lived up the street. Lola died January 17, 1861, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, New York.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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