Built in 1906 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
From the record
“The Andrew Carnegie Library in Corona, California in Riverside County, California, at 8th and Main Streets, was a Carnegie library built in 1905-06. Known also as the Old Corona Public Library, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.”
Wikipedia article Andrew Carnegie Library (Corona, California), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 90 National Register listings published here for Riverside County · listed in 1977 · category: Building · built in 1906, Neoclassical architecture, by Franklin Pierce Burnham.
National Register reference number.77000324- the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Then and now
1901 to 1997
The ground this property stands on, surveyed
96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are
United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
19011997
Fires near this property
573 since 1992
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The
federal wildfire occurrence database
lists 573 fires within 5 miles of Andrew Carnegie Library
between 1992 and 2020, burning about 46,465 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 45 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
300
Equipment and vehicle use
104
Arson/incendiarism
45
Misuse of fire by a minor
37
Recreation and ceremony
26
Debris and open burning
25
Smoking
24
Power generation/transmission/distribution
6
Natural
3
Fireworks
2
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
9 September 2020
Arson/incendiarism
7.0 acres
Riverside Unit
WOODWARD AV NORC
9 September 2013
Missing data/not specified/undetermined
under an acre
Riverside Unit
CLUBHOUSE DR NORC
9 September 2004
Equipment and vehicle use
under an acre
Riverside Unit
RIVER
9 September 1993
Equipment and vehicle use
under an acre
Riverside Unit
LOCAL
8 September 2018
Missing data/not specified/undetermined
under an acre
California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists
109 workings within 5 miles of Andrew Carnegie Library: 78 past producers, 11 prospects, 11 producers, 7 occurrences.
11 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The National Weather Service names
Corona, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 9 wildfire, 6 heavy rain, 4 flash flood, 1 hail.
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.
A wild fire broke out in Tin Mine Canyon and burned towards subdivisions on the southwest side of Corona, destroying one house and damaging five others. Erratic winds then caused the fire to burn both towards the east, threatening additonal houses, and back towards the west up the canyons in the Cleveland National Forest. As September ended the fire was still uncontained, with 250 acres of brush and citrus groves burnt, and over 200 homes evacuated.
A retaining wall collapsed in Corona around 4:30 AM on January 16 resulting in twenty-four residents who had to evacuate their homes in nearby areas. One home was damaged immediately below the wall, and cracked the foundation above. Broadcast media reported that concrete blocks crashed down into adjacent properties, burying backyards and patios, and smashing through glass doors. Corona has received 1.5 to 3 inches of rain in the preceding 48 hours before the collapse.
On September 30 this fire destroyed citrus groves and one house, damaged another five houses, and forced the evacuation of 200 others. Fire fighters were able to keep it from consuming another $200 million in property damage. The fire was fully contained on October 2. A total of 450 acres burned.
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.
Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.
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