Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“The Greystone Mansion, also known as the Doheny Mansion, is a Tudor Revival mansion in Beverly Hills, California, United States. A gift from Los Angeles oil tycoon Edward L.”
Wikipedia article Greystone Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1976 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Doheny Estate/Greystone between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,539 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | EAST FIRE |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | FRANKLIN |
| 30 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | FRYMAN |
| 26 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | 405FWY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Doheny Estate/Greystone: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jensen | Clay | Unknown |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lloyd Wright Home and Studio | 0.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Virginia Robinson Estate | 1.0 miles | 1978 |
| Mitchell Camera Corporation-Studio One | 1.1 miles | ||
 | US Post Office-Beverly Hills Main | 1.4 miles | 1985 |
 | Hacienda Arms Apartments | 1.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Anderton Court Shops | 1.6 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000485 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Los Angeles County | All 616 listed properties in this county. |
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