Carr residence in Pasadena, now Carmelita Park, ca.1895

Description

Photograph of the first home of the author Jeanne C. Carr and her husband Dr. Ezra C. Carr located on Orange Grove Avenue on the northeast corner of Colorado Boulevard, ca.1895. House is covered in wisteria and roses and there is a large succulent in the foreground. Land was later purchased by city and and called Carmelita Park. Jeanne Carr bought property to establish a resort and horticulture school for women. She and her husband were liberals from the central valley, who were instrumental in establishing the California Grange, and in advocating dress reform and women's suffrage.

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m2051

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1895

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Gardens , Architecture, Domestic , Carr, Ezra C. , Carr, Jeanne C. , Dwellings , Flowers , Landscape , Landscape architecture , [file heading] Pasadena -- Architecture -- Domestic , [file heading] Pasadena -- Architecture -- Domestic , [file heading] Botany -- Gardens -- Landscaping , residential sites , Pasadena (LA), Architecture, Domestic

Coverage:

[circa] 1895

Place:

[roadways] Northeast corner Colorado Boulevard & Orange Grove Avenue
[populated places] Pasadena
[cities] Pasadena
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

glass plate negatives
photographic prints
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m2051

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-2112
[record id] USC-1-1-1-6198
[record id] USC-1-1-1-14227
[accession no] 1320
[call no] CHS-1320
[microfiche no] 1-37-24
[microfiche no] 1-82-60