{"nrhp_refnum":"78000684","name":"McNally's Windemere Ranch Headquarters","other_names":["Neff Park"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"San Esteban and San Cristobal Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"La Mirada","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":33.89778961600004,"lon":-118.02499107868329,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-07-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Agriculture","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The former headquarters of Andrew McNally's Windermere Ranch, now Neff Park, at San Cristobal and San Esteban in La Mirada, California. Three buildings survive from the 1890s: the 1892 McNally Mansion, a foreman's house and a carriage barn, together with exotic trees.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the ranch, founded in 1890 by Rand McNally co-founder Andrew McNally, was one of the first large, self-contained farm operations in southern California. It introduced tenant farming, artesian wells, processing plants and orchards, and the mansion and landscaping are La Mirada's only link to its historic past. The mansion was designed by Los Angeles architect F.L. Roehrig.","narrative":"Neff Park in La Mirada occupies the former headquarters of Windermere Ranch, established in 1890 by Andrew McNally, the publisher associated with Rand McNally. Three buildings from the 1890s remain: the two-story McNally Mansion of 1892, designed by Los Angeles architect F.L. Roehrig in a Spanish-influenced style with a tile roof and stucco walls; a two-story foreman's house with Eastlake veranda turnings; and a carriage barn altered in 1965-66 for theatre use. Mature exotic trees, including Canary Island date palms, bunya-bunya, bottle trees and black acacias, survive from the landscaping carried out under McNally's son-in-law Edwin Neff. The nomination describes the ranch as one of southern California's first large, self-contained farms, with orchards, artesian wells, processing plants, a rail station, a school and housing for Japanese farm workers. The ranch stayed intact until 1951, when land was developed for homesites. The remaining 3.5-acre complex is described as La Mirada's only link to its historic past.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"F.L. Roehrig of L.A. (residence)","architectural_style":"Spanish-influenced late 19th century tile-roofed stucco ranch house (mansion); simple 1890s farmhouse with Eastlake detailing (foreman's house)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Now a public park owned by a recreation and park district; the carriage barn was converted to theatre use in 1965-66, and the mansion and foreman's house remain in original condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.668319-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000684.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859311","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/mcnallys-windemere-ranch-headquarters-78000684/"}