Home of Lola Montez

Home of Lola Montez is a California Historical Landmark in Grass Valley, Nevada County.

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

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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1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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.

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

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