{"nrhp_refnum":"73000407","name":"Wynyate","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"851 Lyndon St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"South Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.11083886700004,"lon":-118.15868957199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Literature","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story late Victorian redwood house at 851 Lyndon Street, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, built in 1887 by Donald M. Graham and used as a private residence.","why_significant":"It is described as one of the first imposing Victorian houses in South Pasadena and perhaps the best surviving local example, noted for its excellent preservation inside and out. It was the home of Donald M. Graham, the city's first mayor, and writer Margaret Collier Graham, and hosted literary figures such as Mary Austin, John Muir and Charles F. Lummis. A lemon eucalyptus planted by John Muir in 1889 remains on the grounds.","narrative":"Wynyate, a Welsh word for vineyard, is a three-story late Victorian house of redwood at 851 Lyndon Street in South Pasadena. Built in 1887 by Donald M. Graham, it is painted grey with white trim and shows a flamboyant, picturesque eclectic style. Fish scale shingles cover most of the upper stories, the veranda uses spindle work, and an octagonal lookout tower sits above a Juliette balcony. A carved crest dated 1887 appears under the eaves. The house is regarded as one of the first imposing Victorian homes in the city and perhaps its best surviving example, with wood craftsmanship well preserved inside and out. Graham became the first mayor of South Pasadena in 1888. His wife, Margaret Collier Graham, was a writer and first president of the Los Angeles Friday Morning Club, and the home was a center of cultural life, welcoming Mary Austin, John Muir and Charles F. Lummis. A lemon eucalyptus planted by Muir in 1889 still stands. The form noted a possible freeway extension as a threat.","period_of_significance":"19th and 20th centuries; specific date 1887","architect_builder":"Donald M. Graham (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian, flamboyant picturesque eclectic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Good condition, occupied as a private residence; altered in minor ways, with the porte-cochere gone and some decorative features being restored. The form states the house is threatened by possible freeway extension.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.245431-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/73000407.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000407/2589ede80f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000407/2589ede80f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Einbierbitte","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wynyate_4.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Einbierbitte</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wynyate_4.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859642","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynyate","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38250943"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/wynyate-73000407/"}