The San Francisco home of the co-founders of the country's first lesbian rights organization is now a city landmark. The two-story cottage that Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin shared for more than five decades is the first local LGBTQ historical property protected solely for its ties to lesbian history.
It is also the first private residence owned by lesbians to receive landmark status in the Western United States, according to local historians.
In San Francisco, it is the fifth site to receive city landmark status specifically for its importance to LGBTQ history. "It is where this beautiful couple kissed each other good night and drank coffee together in the morning for more than 50 years," said Shayne Watson, a lesbian and architectural