Built in 1883 (Renaissance Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
One of 136 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 2017 · category: Building · built in 1883, Renaissance Revival architecture.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Richard Egan House between 1994 and 2018, burning about 639 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 27 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 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 |
| 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 11 workings within 5 miles of Richard Egan House: 8 producers, 3 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Silica, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Viejo Sand Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| San Juan Pit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Capistrano Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Crestline Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Mission Viejo Sand Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Mission Viejo Sand Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Capistrano Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| San Juan Capistrano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| San Juan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| San Juan Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Esslinger Building | under 500 feet | 1988 |
| Yorba, Domingo Adobe and Casa Manuel Garcia | under 500 feet | 1982 | |
 | Casa de Esperanza | 0.1 miles | 1990 |
 | Los Rios Street Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
| Montanez Adobe | 0.2 miles | 1975 | |
 | Carl Stroschein House | 0.2 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100000460 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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