Built in 1949 (organic architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“Schaffer House is a residence in Glendale, California. It is on the National Register of Historic Places as a work of the architect John Lautner.”
Wikipedia article J.W. Schaffer House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 2016 · category: Building · built in 1949, organic architecture, by John Lautner.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 101 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 230 fires within 5 miles of Schaffer, J.W. House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 169,019 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 26 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 | 88 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | STRATUS |
| 6 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | HAINES |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | TUNA |
| 3 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MALIBU |
| 3 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | TWIN |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | OCEAN |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | BAYTREE |
| 29 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,012 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Schaffer, J.W. House: 8 past producers, 3 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Graphite, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Hill Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Ross Deposit | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Haines Canyon | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Los Angeles Park Dept. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Verdugo Canyon Deposit | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Verdugo Mountain Deposit | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Browns Canyon Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Devil S Gate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Devils Canyon Dam | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gordon-Garrison-Russell | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendale, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2008: 1 dust devil, 1 wildfire, 1 flash flood. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Glendale | - | The USGS reported flash flooding including mud and debris flows near the Griffith Park Burn Area. Mud and debris flows covered Observatory Road. |
| April 1997 | Dust Devil | Glendale | - | A dust devil developed in the Glendale area. The dust devil blew down a tree onto a automobile. |
| December 1998 | Wildfire | Glendale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rockhaven Sanitarium Historic District | 0.7 miles | 2016 |
| Descanso Gardens | 2.3 miles | 2021 | |
 | Lanterman House | 2.6 miles | 1994 |
 | San Rafael Rancho | 2.6 miles | 1976 |
 | Doctors House | 2.7 miles | 2023 |
 | Ard Eevin | 2.9 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000174 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Los Angeles County | All 616 listed properties in this county. |
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