Lyndon Heights

Name/Title

Lyndon Heights

Entry/Object ID

NU 2024.266

Description

A large print of a drawing of Lyndon Heights, the home of John Lyndon. The house is in the center of the image, with grass, bushes, and a path in the foreground and hills and trees in the background. The print is in a large wooden frame.

Artwork Details

Subject Place

Location

Lyndon Heights

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Collection

Art Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Date made

1895

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Original drawing was in the "Los Gatos Daily Newspaper"

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

On back of frame

Transcription

JIM AND CATHY FARWELL - (408) 354-4519 FROM - "LOS GATOS DAILY" NEWSPAPER APPROXIMATELY 1895 TITLE - "LYNDON HEIGHTS" ADDRESS - 55 BROADWAY, NOW LOS GATOS MEADOWS. ORIGINALLY 22 ROOMS, 5 FIREPLACES. HOME OF JOHN LYNDON, ONE OF LOS GATOS' FIRST MAYORS; SUBDIVIDERS AND BUILDER OF LYNDON HOTEL. PAINT - ORIGINAL PAINT OF HOUSE WAS TWO-TONE "FOREST GREEN" - FIRST FLOOR. "BURGUNDY RED" SECOND FLOOR. HOME BUILT 1888.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen, Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

25 in

Length

21 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements are for frame.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John W. Lyndon

Notes

Built Lyndon Heights

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Jim and Cathy Farwell

Acquisition Method

Gift