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Glendora Bougainvillea

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.

From the record

One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1978 · category: Site.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Bennett and Minnesota Aves., Glendora, 91741
  • When was it listed? February 1978
  • Category. site
  • Census division. East San Gabriel Valley
  • National Register reference number. 78000683 - 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

1894 to 1995

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.

Topographic sheet covering Glendora Bougainvillea, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet covering Glendora Bougainvillea, surveyed 1894

Fires near this property

459 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 459 fires within 5 miles of Glendora Bougainvillea between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21,931 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 91 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/undetermined186
Arson/incendiarism91
Equipment and vehicle use61
Misuse of fire by a minor35
Smoking25
Recreation and ceremony23
Fireworks13
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Debris and open burning10
Other causes1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestAZUSA
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined17 acresAngeles National ForestGUN
8 September 1998Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresAngeles National ForestGABRIEL
7 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestROCKY
6 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresAngeles National ForestPOWER
5 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Glendora Bougainvillea: 25 past producers, 4 producers, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Gold, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
FelixFluorine-FluoriteProspect
KelseyGold, Silver, Lead, CobaltPast ProducerVein
Kelsey, Et Al.Gold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Largo Sand and GravelGold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Lordsburg DepositStoneProducer
Lordsburg DepositStone, DimensionPast Producer
San Gabriel Valley PlacersSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast ProducerSedimentary
VictoriaLead, SilverPast Producer
Featherstone DepositDiatomiteProducerSedimentary
Featherstone DepositDiatomitePast Producer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this property

16 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendora, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 12 flash flood, 2 wildfire, 1 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023Flash FloodGlendora-Near the community of Azusa, a couple feet of mud covered the lanes of Highway 39.
January 2016Flash FloodGlendora-Heavy rainfall over the Colby burn scar resulted in a significant mud and debris flow. On Rainbow Drive, 2-3 inches of water and debris was reported in a house. Additionally, Sierra Madre Road at Hicrest Road was closed due to water and debris.
January 2016Flash FloodGlendora-Heavy rainfall over the Los Angeles county mountains generated significant mud and debris flows. Highway 39 was closed at East Fork Road due to a significant mud and debris flow.
January 2016Flash FloodGlendora-Heavy rainfall near the Cabin Fire burn scar resulted in flash flooding and mud and debris flows. CHP reported that a section of State Route 39 was washed out by water and debris.
December 2014Flash FloodGlendora-Heavy rain produced flash flooding and mud and debris flows near the Colby Fire burn scar in the community of Azusa. Along Rainbow Drive, 6 to 10 feet of mud and degris was reported across the road.
February 2014Flash FloodGlendora-Flash flooding and debris flows were reported in Easley Canyon, near the Colby burn scar. Media reports indicated two garages were damaged by mud and debris flows induced by heavy showers.
March 2014Flash FloodGlendora-Heavy showers and thunderstorms moved across the communities of Asuza and Glendora, generating flash flooding and debris flows. Law enforcement reported that several homes were damaged due to debris flows.
November 2014Flash FloodGlendora-An isolated thunderstorm developed over the Colby Fire burn scar. Heavy rain from the thunderstorm produced flash flooding and a mud/debris flow on the 1100 block of Easley Canyon Road in the community of Glendora. One home and several vehicles were damaged by over four feet of mud and debris.
February 2010Flash FloodGlendora-Heavy showers produced mud and debris flows near the Morris Fire burn area. The USGS reported mud and debris flows as well as full debris catch basins.
February 2010Flash FloodGlendora-Heavy showers over the Morris Fire burn area produced mud and debris flows. Automated rain gauges in the area reported rainfall rates as intense as .24 inches in 4 minutes. The USGS reported that the heavy rain quickly filled the debris basins.
January 2010Flash FloodGlendora-Heavy showers and thunderstorms moved across the Morris Burn area, bringing intense rainfall to the area. The automated rain gage at San Gabriel Dam reported 0.56 inches of rainfall in 30 minutes and 0.60 inches in one hour which exceeded established USGS thresholds. Per discussion with local emergency managers, some mud and debris flows likely occurred with the heavy rainfall.
August 1999WildfireGlendora-A wildfire developed in the Angeles National Forest, north of Glendora. By the end of August, the fire had already burned over 2,000 acres and was not contained.
September 1999WildfireGlendora-The Bridge Fire, which started in late August, was finally contained. The wildfire burned 7.234 acres in theAngeles National Forest.
May 1998FloodGlendora-Heavy rain produced local urban flooding across Los Angeles county. In Glendora, local street flooding was reported.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindGlendora-A spotter reported that strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in the Glendora area.
February 2000Flash FloodGlendora-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Los Angeles County

Maps showing this location

19 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Rubel Castle Historic District0.8 miles2013
Azusa Civic Center2.6 miles2002
San Dimas Hotel3.8 miles1972
Charles E. Straight House5.5 miles1992
DeWenter Mansion, Guest House and Grounds6.0 miles1992
Phillips Mansion6.9 miles1974

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 78000683 in Record Group 79.
Los Angeles CountyAll 616 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • 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.