{"nrhp_refnum":"66000241","name":"Burbank, Luther, House and Garden","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 Santa Rosa Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Santa Rosa","county":"Sonoma County","state":"CA","lat":38.43586562550007,"lon":-122.71164909158026,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1964-06-19","areas_of_significance":["Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Luther Burbank's home and experimental garden in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, on three acres along Santa Rosa Avenue. It includes his 1883-1906 home, the original greenhouse, a stable and the garden.","why_significant":"The site is tied to Luther Burbank's work in plant breeding, where he developed perhaps 800 new strains and varieties of plants. He introduced over 250 fruit varieties, with his plums considered his greatest contribution. The form acknowledges later criticism of his reputation but concludes he made significant contributions to agriculture.","narrative":"Luther Burbank's home and garden occupy three acres on Santa Rosa Avenue in Santa Rosa, California. The property includes the experimental garden he worked from 1883 to 1926, his home occupied from 1883 to 1906, the original greenhouse and a stable. Two acres with the gardens are operated by the city as a park. The house is unaltered, in excellent condition and still holds its original furnishings. The site is also marked as California Registered State Historical Landmark No. 234. The property matters because of Burbank's work in plant breeding. Known as \"The Plant Wizard,\" he developed perhaps 800 new strains and varieties of plants at his Santa Rosa garden and at Sebastopol. He introduced over 250 fruit varieties, and his plums were perhaps his greatest contribution, with many still grown. He also worked with lilies, roses, dahlias, gladioli and poppies. Later criticism lowered some estimates of his value, but he made significant contributions to agriculture. The garden now preserves many of his plant varieties as an outdoor museum.","period_of_significance":"1883-1926","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Home described as unaltered and in excellent condition, with original furnishings. Two acres with the gardens are operated as a city park; the home is a residence. The garden now serves as an outdoor educational-historic museum.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.929715-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/66000241.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000241/69cc08ba59-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000241/69cc08ba59-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Frank Schulenburg","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luther_Burbank_Home_and_Gardens.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Schulenburg</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luther_Burbank_Home_and_Gardens.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862044","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank_Home_and_Gardens","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6705512"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sonoma-county/burbank-luther-house-and-garden-66000241/"}