Pollyanna

The popular 1960 Disney movie Pollyanna was filmed using the exterior of the McDonald Mansion. Starring Hayley Miles, with Jane Wyman, Karl Alden, Anne Seymour and Agnes Moorehead. Pollyanna is an orphaned daughter, of missionaries, who arrives in the small town of Harrington to live with her rich aunt, Polly Harrington. Pollyanna is a cheerful youngster who focuses on the goodness of life and in doing so makes a wide variety of friends in the community including the hypochondriac Mrs. Snow and the acidic recluse Mr.Pendergast (source: www.wikipedia.com).

There is talk about a possible remake of Pollyanna with the use of McDonald Mansion again.








Remember, in the movie, Pollyanna falls out of a tree and is severely injured.




To find out more of the use of this house and others, in the filming of the movies visit www.hookedonhouses.net.

Another web site to visit is www.mtouch1.com, the builder that has been doing the extensive rehabilitation of the mansion used in the movie.

Enjoy your surrounding,
McDonald Mansion Martin

McDonald Mansion Mart

Santa Rosa has been home to Charles Schulz's Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang, noted horticulturist Luther Burbank , Wine Country, and the beautiful McDonald Mansion. The McDonald Mansion is a marvelous 15,000 sq. ft. house built in 1879. I have an appreciation for old houses, studied them, traveled to see them and built my own home in the style of Greek Revival. Now I am involved in the McDonald Mansion historical restoration of this Stick and Eastlake architectural style home in Santa Rosa, California. I should have started this sooner, because I am well under way in this three year endeavor. With the encouragement of my wonderful wife I realize I have years of background on houses, how to deal with people, and learned information. People ask me "how do you know so much, about so much" answer - I listen (and read) more than I talk. Also, I decided to post entries thanks to my three boys who require me to stay current with what's happening in technology and other amazing facts about all aspects of life, including clothing styles.

Follow along with me and enjoy the adventures of restoring significant buildings and the quirky situations that can be encountered while doing so. Along the way I will give sources for hard to find products and services, post great pictures and every so often go off course on "bunny trails". Oh, don't forget to smell the roses in the garden, more on that later.







Enjoy your surroundings,
McDonald Mansion Mart