Heritage Museum of Orange County, 3101 West Harvard Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704, 714.540.0404 |
3101 West Harvard Street
Santa Ana, CA 92704
(714) 540-0404
Fax (714) 540-1932
THE KELLOGG HOUSE
The Kellogg House was designed
by Hiram Clay
Kellogg and was built in 1898. Three
of Kellogg's five children were born in this house, and three generations
lived there before the home was rented out.
With its asymmetrical shape, faux tower, and prominently decorated dormer, the house is a late example of Queen Anne-style Victorian architecture. For many years a model of a surveyor's transit perched atop the cone-shaped cupola to help guide clients to Kellogg's home office. In 2006 it blew down in a windstorm. What remains of it has been preserved and is on display in the house.
With its asymmetrical shape, faux tower, and prominently decorated dormer, the house is a late example of Queen Anne-style Victorian architecture. For many years a model of a surveyor's transit perched atop the cone-shaped cupola to help guide clients to Kellogg's home office. In 2006 it blew down in a windstorm. What remains of it has been preserved and is on display in the house.
The interior of the house
has several unusual features that reflect Kellogg's keen interest in
ships. Most prominent is the mast, salvaged from a ship in San Francisco,
that stretches from floor to ceiling in the center of the house. The spiral
staircase surrounding it features a landing overlooking the oval dining
room that is reminiscent of the bridge of a ship. And the wooden-railed
circular opening in the attic floor, through which the mast extends to the
roof, suggests a ship's crow's nest.
The house was originally located
in downtown Santa Ana at 122 Orange Street. When the city of Santa Ana condemned
the homes in that neighbourhood to make room for new development, the family
donated the house to the Museum (then known as the Environmental Learning
Center). It was moved to the grounds in 1980. In 1985 the Orange County
Combined Corporate Volunteers and the Junior League of Orange County restored
the house, which opened for tours in November of that year.
The house is now used for hands-on education about the Victorian era for more than 18,000 children each year. A variety of other activities, including public tours, tea parties, and wedding photo sessions, also take place in this lovely old home.
The house is now used for hands-on education about the Victorian era for more than 18,000 children each year. A variety of other activities, including public tours, tea parties, and wedding photo sessions, also take place in this lovely old home.
