Wynyate

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Wynyate
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Wynyate in 2015
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Location851 Lyndon Street, South Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°6′39″N118°9′28″W / 34.11083°N 118.15778°W / 34.11083; -118.15778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1887;138 years ago (1887)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 73000407 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.