Title:
Modjeska home, "Arden", Santiago Canyon, California
Subject:
Historic buildings
Houses
Modjeska House Historic Park--Modjeska (Calif.)
Description:
Modjeska home, "Arden", Santiago Canyon, California. Image shows frontal view of canyon retreat of the Polish actress, Helen
Modjeska and her husband, Karol Bozenta Chlapowski. Purchased in 1888 from Joseph and Maria Refugio Pleasants, Madame Modjeska
hired New York architect Stanford White to design an addition to the Pleasants' pioneer cabin, and named the house "Arden"
for Shakespeare's Forest of Arden, the setting for his pastoral play, "As You Like It." In 1906 the house was sold, just
before the actress's final theatrical tour. After being privately owned for many years, the historic home was designated
a National Historic Landmark and now belongs to the County of Orange.
Photographic print
b&w
12 x 17 cm.
Publisher:
Orange Public Library
Type:
Image
Identifier:
P398
10512108
Language:
eng
Relation:
Orange Public Library Local History Collection
Orange Community Historical Society
Historic Orange Online
Rights:
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