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Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, better known by her stage name Lola Montez, was an internationally-known singer and dancer who became a courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who named her Countess of Landsfeld. She arrived in San Francisco in May 1853, married a local newspaperman, and moved to Grass Valley in August. Her marriage dissolved and she stayed only two years. It was here she built the only home she ever owned and became friends with Lotta Crabtree, who lived up the street. Lola died January 17, 1861 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, New York. Her home later became a California Historical Landmark, and is now the site of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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