Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Ventura County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 79 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 45 fires within 5 miles of Simi Adobe-Strathearn House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,479 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | COVINGTON |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | LATIGO |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 18 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Simi Adobe-Strathearn House: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bixby Rd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Star Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Runkle Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Colony House | under 500 feet | 1978 |
 | Joel McCrea Ranch | 3.9 miles | 1997 |
 | Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village | 5.5 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000825 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ventura County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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