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Photograph of Corona High School
Photograph by Mliedel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Corona High School

Built in 1897 (Spanish Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.

From the record

“Corona Senior High School (CHS) is a California Distinguished School high school in the city of Corona, California, United States, a growing city in the Inland Empire of Southern California. CHS is one of eight high schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District.”

Wikipedia article Corona High School, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 90 National Register listings published here for Riverside County · listed in 2005 · category: Building · built in 1897, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, by G. Stanley Wilson.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 815 W. 6th St., Corona, 92882
  • When was it listed? August 2005
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Corona
  • When was it built? 1897
  • Architectural style. Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
  • Architect. G. Stanley Wilson
  • National Register reference number. 05000772 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1901 to 1983

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.

Topographic sheet covering Corona High School, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet covering Corona High School, surveyed 1901

Fires near this property

579 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 579 fires within 5 miles of Corona High School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47,331 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 44 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/undetermined303
Equipment and vehicle use107
Arson/incendiarism44
Misuse of fire by a minor38
Recreation and ceremony26
Debris and open burning26
Smoking22
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Natural2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresRiverside UnitWOODWARD AV NORC
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitCLUBHOUSE DR NORC
9 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitRIVER
9 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitCORONA ASSIST
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionANDOVER ST HOMG
6 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreRiverside Unitnot named
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitGANNET ST / FIELDMASTER S

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 101 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 101 workings within 5 miles of Corona High School: 73 past producers, 11 producers, 10 prospects, 6 occurrences. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Basin Copper ProspectCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
Middlesworth Clay DepositClay, AluminumPast ProducerSedimentary
Molybdenite OccurrenceMolybdenumOccurrence
Collins ProspectCopperPast Producer
Corona Division Quarry and MillStoneProducer
Corona Lead-ZincLead, Antimony, Silver, ZincPast ProducerVein
Corona Lead-Zinc MineLead, Antimony, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Corona QuarryStonePast Producer
Home GardensKyaniteOccurrence
Lane BrothersGranitePast Producer

Every working recorded in Riverside County

Storms near this property

23 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corona, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 9 wildfire, 6 heavy rain, 4 flash flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2005Heavy RainCorona$20,000,000no account filed
February 2005Heavy RainCorona$20,000,000no account filed
September 1999WildfireCorona$500,000A wild fire broke out in Tin Mine Canyon and burned towards subdivisions on the southwest side of Corona, destroying one house and damaging five others. Erratic winds then caused the fire to burn both towards the east, threatening additonal houses, and back towards the west up the canyons in the Cleveland National Forest. As September ended the fire was still uncontained, with 250 acres of brush and citrus groves burnt, and over 200 homes evacuated.
June 2001WildfireCorona$150,000no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodCorona$50,000no account filed
March 2004Heavy RainCorona$30,000no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodCorona$20,000no account filed
November 2003Flash FloodCorona$20,000no account filed
October 2016LightningCorona$6,000Multiple utility poles down, likely caused by frequent cloud to ground lightning.
February 2005Flash FloodCorona$5,000no account filed
February 2025Heavy RainCorona-A trained spotter reported a 24-hour period ending 02/14/2025 at 7:20 AM PST, with a total of 1.88 inches.
January 2023Heavy RainCorona-A retaining wall collapsed in Corona around 4:30 AM on January 16 resulting in twenty-four residents who had to evacuate their homes in nearby areas. One home was damaged immediately below the wall, and cracked the foundation above. Broadcast media reported that concrete blocks crashed down into adjacent properties, burying backyards and patios, and smashing through glass doors. Corona has received 1.5 to 3 inches of rain in the preceding 48 hours before the collapse.
January 2023FloodCorona-Public report of six inches of flowing water in the HOV lane on Highway 91.
December 2021Heavy RainCorona-CoCoRaHS station ca-rv-78 in Corona measures 3.17 inches of rain in past 24 hours.
December 2014Debris FlowCorona-A debris flow of rocks and mud several inches deep covered Highway 91 in Corona. All east-bound lanes were closed at 0200 PST.
October 1999WildfireCorona-On September 30 this fire destroyed citrus groves and one house, damaged another five houses, and forced the evacuation of 200 others. Fire fighters were able to keep it from consuming another $200 million in property damage. The fire was fully contained on October 2. A total of 450 acres burned.
April 2006HailCorona-no account filed
June 2003WildfireCorona-no account filed
June 2003WildfireCorona-no account filed
March 2002WildfireCorona-no account filed
July 2002WildfireCorona-no account filed
June 2001WildfireCorona-no account filed
September 2001WildfireCorona-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Riverside County

Maps showing this location

16 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.3 miles2017
Grand Boulevard Historic District0.6 miles2011
Andrew Carnegie Library0.6 miles1977
Woman's Improvement Club Clubhouse0.7 miles1988
Corona Foothill Ranch2.1 miles2025
Lake Norconian Club3.4 miles2000

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 05000772 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Riverside CountyAll 90 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.