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Wynyate

Coordinates: 34°6′39″N 118°9′28″W / 34.11083°N 118.15778°W / 34.11083; -118.15778
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Wynyate
Wynyate in 2015
Wynyate is located in California
Wynyate
Wynyate is located in the United States
Wynyate
Location851 Lyndon Street, South Pasadena, California
Coordinates34°6′39″N 118°9′28″W / 34.11083°N 118.15778°W / 34.11083; -118.15778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1887; 137 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

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "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.