Wynyate

Wynyate
Wynyate in 2015
Location 851 Lyndon Street, South Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°6′39″N 118°9′28″W / 34.11083°N 118.15778°W / 34.11083; -118.15778Coordinates: 34°6′39″N 118°9′28″W / 34.11083°N 118.15778°W / 34.11083; -118.15778
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1887 (1887)
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 73000407[1]
Added to NRHP April 24, 1973

Wynyate is a historic house in South Pasadena, California, U.S.. It was built circa 1887 for Donald M. Graham, the first mayor of Pasadena, and his wife, author Margaret Collier Graham.[2] It was designed in the Victorian architectural style.[2] Authors Mary Hunter Austin and Charles Fletcher Lummis were frequent guests, as was John Muir, who planted a eucalyptus tree in the garden in 1889.[2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 24, 1973.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Wynyate". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Wynyate". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 12, 2017.


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