Built in 1923 (American Craftsman). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Williams House is a home in San Juan Capistrano, California. Built in 1923, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.”
Wikipedia article Roger Y. Williams House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 136 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 2007 · category: Building · built in 1923, American Craftsman.
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 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 112 fires within 5 miles of Roger Y. Williams House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 299 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Orange County Fire Authority | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Orange County Fire Authority | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Roger Y. Williams House: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Toro Deposit | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Capistrano Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Capistrano Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crestline Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| San Juan Capistrano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trabuco Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Juan Capistrano, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 1 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2002 | Flood | San Juan Capistrano | $150,000 | no account filed |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Juan Capistrano | - | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 W San Juan Capistrano. Report photos show umbrellas blown from second floor of home to ground, including a bent flag pole hinge from wind. |
| April 2020 | Heavy Rain | San Juan Capistrano | - | Near 1 inch of rain in 20 minutes in San Juan Capistrano. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mission San Juan Capistrano | 1.9 miles | 1971 |
 | Carl Stroschein House | 1.9 miles | 2009 |
| Montanez Adobe | 1.9 miles | 1975 | |
 | Los Rios Street Historic District | 1.9 miles | 1983 |
 | Casa de Esperanza | 2.0 miles | 1990 |
| Yorba, Domingo Adobe and Casa Manuel Garcia | 2.0 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001237 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Orange County | All 136 listed properties in this county. |
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