Pioneer House of the Mother Colony (Anaheim, California)

USA / California / Fullerton / Anaheim, California / North West Street, 414
 house, historic landmark
414 North West Street
Anaheim, CA 92801
(714) 765-1850

Anaheim's first house, built in 1857 by founder George Hanson. 'The Mother Colony,' a German group that left San Francisco to form a grape-growing colony in Southern California, selected the name given to this settlement. The vineyards, which became the largest in California, were destroyed by disease in 1885. The colony then started producing Valencia oranges. Here once resided actress Helena Modjeska and Henryk Sienkiewicz, author of Quo Vadis.

Originally located at the corner of Los Angeles (now Anaheim Boulevard) and Cypress Streets, the house was moved here by the Mother Colony Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1929.

Dedicated on March 14, 1929, the Mother Colony House is the oldest museum in Orange County. In 1950 it was designated as State Historical Landmark No. 201. In 1954 the House became the property of the City of Anaheim., and since 1962 it has been under the supervision of the Anaheim Public Library.

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Coordinates:   33°50'10"N   117°55'41"W

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  • Photographed by Henry F. Withey, April 19th, 1934.
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