Strentzel-Muir House: Historic Furnishings Report
Grassick M. 2006. Strentzel-Muir House: Historic Furnishings Report. Historic Furnishing Reports. Martinez, California
Dr. John T. Strentzel and his wife, Louisiana Erqin Strentzel, moved to Martinez, California, in 1853. Dr. Strentzel practiced medicine, grew fruit commercially, and made win. The Strentzels' only daughter, Louisiana, married John Muir in 1880 and they all lived together in the Strentzels' ranch house until early 1883, when Dr. and Mrs. Strentzel constructed a new house on the property. At that point, the Strentzels moved into the spacious two-story home that would come to be known as the Strentzel-Muir house. The Muirs remained in the ranch house on the Strentzel property, which was a wedding gift from "Louie's" parents. After Dr. Strentzel died in 1890, John and Louie Muir and their two small daughters moved into the big house with Mrs. Strentzel. Muir continued to live in the house until his death in December 1914. With the house as his home base and the fruit ranching business providing fi nancial support, Muir traveled the world, worked to organize the Sierra Club, and published important conservation works such as Our National Parks and Yosemite.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Grassick, Mary
- Date of Issue
- 2006
- Units
- HIST , JOMU
- Keywords
- Conservation, ehistory, furnishings, Historic, History, Preservation, Recommendations, Resources, Structure