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One of 148 National Register listings published here for San Diego County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 148 National Register listings published here for San Diego County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 103 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 149 fires within 5 miles of Juan Maria Osuna Adobe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,115 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 74 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | San Diego Unit | HARMONY |
| 3 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | San Diego Unit | HORIZON |
| 26 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | HERRMANN |
| 24 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | San Diego Unit | BERNARDO |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | PALMA |
| 20 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | CAMINO SANTA FE / FOUR G |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | San Diego Unit | LA PALMA |
| 19 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | LINDO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Juan Maria Osuna Adobe: 11 past producers, 6 producers, 5 prospects, 3 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encinitas | Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Carmean Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Greenstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carmean Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Greenstone Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Harris Deposit | Talc-Soapstone, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Pioneer Deposit | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Pioneer Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | Pyrophyllite | |
| Stone Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Coast Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rancho Santa Fe, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2026: 1 lightning, 1 debris flow, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | Lightning | Rancho Santa Fe | $2,000 | Broadcast media reported that lightning struck a fence and caused damage to it. 40 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes were observed during this event. |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rancho Santa Fe | - | Member of the public reports medium-sized tree snapped in half and landed on their car. Picture provided via social media with wind estimates near 30-40 mph. |
| January 2023 | Debris Flow | Rancho Santa Fe | - | CalTrans report of a mudslide leading to rocks and dirt blocking eastbound lanes on Via de Santa Fe near Rancho Santa Fe. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Lilian Jenette Rice House | 0.5 miles | 1991 |
![]() | Rancho Santa Fe Land and Improvement Company Office | 0.6 miles | 1991 |
![]() | Reginald M. and Constance Clotfelter Row House | 0.6 miles | 1991 |
![]() | Pearl Baker Row House | 0.7 miles | 1993 |
![]() | Samuel Bingham House | 1.1 miles | 1991 |
![]() | Norman and Florence B. Carmichael House | 1.3 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001285 in Record Group 79. |
| San Diego County | All 148 listed properties in this county. |