Built in 1930 (Mediterranean Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1896.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 2002 · category: Building · built in 1930, Mediterranean Revival architecture.
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 5 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 376 fires within 5 miles of Hoover Hotel between 2005 and 2020, burning about 386 acres in total. None started naturally. 34 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 | 241 |
| Smoking | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Hoover Hotel: 7 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Industry Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| El Monte Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J. A. Houlihan Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Murphy Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murphy Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Atlas Sewer Pipe Co | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Atlas Sewer Pipe Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gladding Mcbean & Co. - Pico Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gladding Mcbean - Pico Pit | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Pacific Clay Products Co | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whittier, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Lightning | South Whittier | 1 killed | In the community of Pico Rivera, a woman was struck and killed by a bolt of lightning. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Whittier | - | A severe thunderstorm spawned a tornado that briefly touched down on the 14800 block of Dalman Street. Witnesses said it tore through a chain link gate, swirled rubbish cans in the air, and snapped off ten-foot long tree branches. A rain gutter was also torn from a house. |
| December 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Whittier | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | National Bank of Whittier Building | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Standard Oil Building | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Whittier | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
 | Jonathan Bailey House | 0.5 miles | 1977 |
 | Orin Jordan House | 1.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Pio Pico Casa | 2.8 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000074 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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