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Title: Modjeska home, "Arden", Santiago Canyon, California
Publication Information: Orange Public Library
Contributing Institution: Orange Public Library and History Center
Collection: Orange Public Library Local History Collection
Rights Information: For information on copyrights and permissions, please contact Orange Public Library, Orange, California.
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.
Type: image
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt809nc9f4
P398
10512108
Language: English
Subject: Historic buildings
Houses
Modjeska House Historic Park--Modjeska (Calif.)

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