Stephen Tyng Mather Home, also known as The Mather Homestead, was the home of Stephen Tyng Mather

Stephen Tyng Mather

Stephen Tyng Mather was an American industrialist and conservationist. As the president and owner of the Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company, he became a millionaire...

, the American industrialist and conservationist, who championed the creation of the National Park Service in 1916 and served as its first director. Mather (1867–1930) served as director from 1916 until ill health forced him to resign in 1929.

The main house was built in 1778 by his great grandfather, Deacon Mather. Stephen Mather often lived elsewhere, but regarded this house as his true home.

The house was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 1963. As Stephen Tyng Mather House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1966.

The landmark includes three adjacent land parcels owned by Mather, plus a family cemetery in which Mather is buried.

At some later time, the property was still owned by his descendants.