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One of 148 National Register listings published here for San Diego County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Charles Libby House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Libby, Charles, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 636 Rockledge St., Oceanside, 92054
- When was it listed? July 1978
- Category. building
- Census division. Oceanside-Escondido
- National Register reference number. 78000748 - 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
1893 to 1997The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Fires near this property
83 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Charles Libby House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 36 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | GUNSHOT INJURIES |
| 27 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | GUNSHOT INJURIES |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Charles Libby House: 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Rock and Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marrow Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Crystal Silica Company | Silica | Producer | ||
| Crystal Silica Company | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Carlsbad Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marron Bros. Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marron Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| South Coast Asphalt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carlsbad Rock and Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| H W Rohl Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this property
28 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oceanside, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 5 funnel cloud, 5 flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain. The reports record 2 deaths and 8 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2003 | Heavy Rain | Oceanside | 1 killed, 3 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Rip Current | Oceanside | 1 killed | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Lightning | Oceanside | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Rip Current | Oceanside | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Heavy Rain | Oceanside | $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Oceanside | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Storm Surge/Tide | Oceanside | $500,000 | no account filed |
| February 2004 | Flash Flood | Oceanside | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanside | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Oceanside | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanside | $10,000 | In Oceanside, lots of small branches and pots were knocked over and a 12 foot shed was tossed approximately 100 feet, based on where it was located originally and the scrape marks where it landed on the street. At least two vehicles were damaged, one with a side mirror damaged by the shed and another had a large tree limb approximately 4 to 6 inches in diameter that broke the window. At least six screens were knocked off on the windows of the homes. And very unique damage done by pinecones from large trees just to the west which left large scrape marks on the side of stucco. Based on the damage, winds are estimated to be 45 to 50 mph in the localized three or four block area.|Downed trees were blocking the roadway on Via de Santa Fe and large palm tree branches were in the number 4 lane of southbound Interstate 5 at Harbor Drive according to California Highway Patrol. |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Oceanside | $10,000 | Rock and mudslides were reported along highway 76. |
| October 2000 | Flood | Oceanside | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanside | $100 | The mesonet station on the Oceanside Pier registered a gust of 41 mph twice between 1400-1600 PST on the 11th. |
| January 2025 | Heavy Rain | South Oceanside | - | Heavy rainfall band of up to 0.4 inches in 1 hour at 2 am January 27. |
| January 2024 | Flood | Oceanside | - | CalTrans report of roadway flooding at I-5 S and SR76. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Oceanside | - | CalTrans report of flooding in the right lane on I-5 South near Oceanside. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Oceanside | - | Public report of flooding on SR76 at I-5. Water was reported to be up to 2.5 feet deep. |
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanside | - | The Oceanside Jetty reported a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| March 2014 | Flood | Oceanside | - | CHP reported one lane of Interstate 5 had a couple feet of water on the road near the Oceanside Harbor bridge. |
| September 2007 | Funnel Cloud | South Oceanside | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Funnel Cloud | South Oceanside | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Oceanside | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Wildfire | Oceanside | - | no account filed |
| January 2001 | Heavy Rain | Oceanside | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Oceanside | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Waterspout | Oceanside | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Oceanside | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
17 surveysUnited 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.
- 1893 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1898 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500 - 5 printings
- 1901 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500 - 8 printings
- 1901 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:125000 - 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000 - 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
- 1949 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
- 1997 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:24000
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Americanization School | 0.4 miles | 1994 |
 | Oceanside City Hall and Fire Station | 0.8 miles | 1989 |
 | Rosicrucian Fellowship Temple | 1.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot | 2.4 miles | 1993 |
 | San Luis Rey Mission Church | 3.9 miles | 1970 |
 | Charles A. Braun House | 6.9 miles | 1986 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000748 in Record Group 79. |
| San Diego County | All 148 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.