Date of Award

1987

Document Type

Thesis: Open Access

Degree Name

MA History

Department

History

Committee Chair

Iris H. W. Engstrand, Ph.D., Chair

Committee Member

James R. Moriarty III, Ph.D.

Committee Member

James K. Otte, Ph.D.

Abstract

For a full century the cultural significance of the large stained glass windows at the Villa Montezuma has been misunderstood. Now, with all the expense, effort, and energy expended to restore this beautiful historical house, it is both appropriate and timely to take a closer look at this legacy so that it can be fully appreciated and enjoyed by future generations. To properly understand these windows it is necessary to first take a brief but close look at Jesse Shepard, to understand what kind of man he was in 1887 when he came to San Diego; next to take a brief but close look at the Villa Montezuma, to understand why it was built in that precise manner and why Jesse Shepard gave it that name; then to take a brief but close look at each individual large window, to understand what the person or subject meant to him, and why he chose to include them in his home. It is also appropriate, whenever possible, to let Jesse Shepard speak for himself, to explain his life, his home, and his windows in his own words.

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