Built in 1953. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1929.
“The National Farm Workers Association Headquarters in Delano, California, also known as Iglesia Pentecostal La Nueva Jerusalem, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.”
Wikipedia article National Farm Workers Association Headquarters, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Kern County · listed in 2015 · category: Building · built in 1953.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of National Farm Workers Association Headquarters between 1992 and 2020, burning about 211 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | STATE OF CA #76 |
| 16 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Delano, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 5 flood, 1 lightning, 1 debris flow. 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 2011 | Flood | Delano | $800,000 | Damage to Delano schools from the storms of December 17th to January 2nd estimated at 800,000 dollars. |
| January 2026 | Flood | Delano | - | CHP reported SB SR 99 flooded under the underpass of County Line Rd in Delano. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Delano | - | California Highway Patrol reported standing water on SR 99 near Cecil Ave. |
| August 2023 | Flood | Delano | - | California Highway Patrol reported standing water on SR 99 under the overpasses of Cecil Ave. and Garces Hwy. in Delano. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Delano | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding near Avenue O and Veneto Street in Delano. |
| September 2017 | Debris Flow | Delano | - | California Highway Patrol reported road flooding and mud debris near Cecil Ave. and State Route 99 in Delano. |
| July 2003 | Lightning | Delano | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | The Forty Acres | 1.7 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000715 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kern County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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