Built in 1892. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
One of 90 National Register listings published here for Riverside County · listed in 2000 · category: Site · built in 1892.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 82 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 773 fires within 5 miles of Victoria Avenue between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,976 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 77 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 | 422 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 102 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 77 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Smoking | 37 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CLAY |
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL 15179 |
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | EL PALOMINO DR JRPV |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | VISTA DEL LAGO DR HOMG |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Victoria Avenue: 25 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Silica, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| New City Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Ana River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stone & Alexander Quarry | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Rubidoux Hill Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jurupa Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Texas Mining Co., Riverside Plant | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Crestmore Mine | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Crestmore Mine | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverside, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 4 wildfire, 3 heavy rain, 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Wildfire | Riverside | 1 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Heavy Rain | Riverside | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $15,000 | no account filed |
| February 2004 | Flash Flood | Riverside | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Lightning | Riverside | $1,000 | A spotter reported lightning struck and ignited fires in two palm trees near the community college. The fires were put out. Lightning also struck the technology building on campus, knocking out power. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Riverside | - | Received a report of a flooded roadway. |
| February 2024 | Heavy Rain | Riverside | - | Heavy rain fell across Riverside County from late in the evening on February 19 through the morning on February 21. The following are the heaviest rain reports from the Inland Empire:||Inland Empire:|Norco (650'): 1.14|Prado Dam (460'): 1.06. |
| April 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Riverside | - | A funnel cloud was spotted near hwy 60 and the 215 freeway. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Riverside | - | Very heavy rain, up to 6 tenths of an inch in just 45 minutes, fell across parts of the county. Many streets flooded and washes running, especially route 62 through Twentynine Palms. Small hail also reported along route 62 near Copper Mountain College. |
| January 2001 | Heavy Rain | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Wildfire | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Flood | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| December 1998 | Wildfire | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Wildfire | Riverside | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Heritage House | 1.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Administration Building, Sherman Institute | 1.5 miles | 1980 |
 | Arlington Branch Library and Fire Hall | 2.0 miles | 1993 |
| Chinatown | 4.2 miles | 1990 | |
| Evergreen Cemetery | 4.4 miles | 2023 | |
 | Community Settlement House | 4.5 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00001267 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Riverside County | All 90 listed properties in this county. |
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