{"nrhp_refnum":"79000482","name":"Bernard, Susana Machado, House and Barn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"845 S. Lake St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.05431274100005,"lon":-118.27986465599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-09-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story mansion with full basement and a two-story carriage house barn at 845 South Lake Street, Los Angeles, built in 1901-02 for Susana Machado Bernard and designed by John Parkinson.","why_significant":"The house is described as one of three known Art Nouveau Gothic mansions remaining in the Los Angeles area and the only known remaining residence designed by architect John Parkinson. The house and barn show fine craftsmanship and retain almost all of their original fabric. The original owner came from the Machado family, holders of the Rancho La Ballona land grant.","narrative":"Built in 1901-02 at 845 South Lake Street in Los Angeles, this mansion and its carriage house barn were designed by architect John Parkinson for Susana Machado Bernard, a widow from the Machado family, holders of the Rancho La Ballona land grant. The main house rises three stories above a full basement, with a stone base, stucco walls, a tile roof, two circular turrets and decorative dormers. Interiors retain hand-carved birdseye maple and oak fireplaces, an oval dining room with quarter-sawn white oak paneling, and an octagonal den. The barn is a two-story L-shaped building with a circular staircase bay. The property is considered significant as one of three known Art Nouveau Gothic mansions remaining in the Los Angeles area and the only known surviving residence by Parkinson, who also worked on the Coliseum, City Hall and Union Station. Some alterations and losses, including stolen leaded glass, are noted.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"John Parkinson","architectural_style":"Art Nouveau Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied and used as a private residence; the form notes exterior weathering, missing leaded glass and some doors, and past use as a rest home. Preservation grant funding was to be sought.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.948035-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000482.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000482/0ef456c4d1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000482/0ef456c4d1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Susana_Machado_Bernard_House_and_Barn,_Los_Angeles.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</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:Susana_Machado_Bernard_House_and_Barn,_Los_Angeles.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858955","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susana_Machado_Bernard_House_and_Barn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7648603"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/bernard-susana-machado-house-and-barn-79000482/"}