Home of Lotta Crabtree
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Location238 Mill Street
Grass Valley, California
Grass Valley, California
| Home of Lotta Crabtree | |
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  Location of Home of Lotta Crabtree in California  Home of Lotta Crabtree (the United States) | |
| Location | 238 Mill Street Grass Valley, California |
| Coordinates | 39°13′00″N 121°03′50″W / 39.21665°N 121.06392°W |
| Reference no. | 293 |
The Home of Lotta Crabtree is located in downtown Grass Valley, California at 238 Mill Street.
Lotta's father, John Crabtree, arrived to Grass Valley in the early 1850s as part of the California Gold Rush. Lotta and her mother joined him in 1853. The Crabtrees, British immigrants, ran their home as a boarding house for the miners, many of whom were Cornish. Lotta, then age six, caught the attention of her neighbor, the internationally acclaimed singer and dancer Lola Montez, whose home (later, a historical landmark) was on the same street. Lotta moved away in 1856, later becoming a wealthy and beloved American entertainer of the late 19th century.[1][2]
