Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“Marengo Avenue is a historic house in Pasadena, California. Built in 1905, the American Craftsman house was designed by Pasadena architect Louis B.”
Wikipedia article House at 530 S. Marengo Avenue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 85 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 383 fires within 5 miles of House at 530 S. Marengo Avenue between 1992 and 2020, burning about 448 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 41 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 | 237 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of House at 530 S. Marengo Avenue: 18 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. A. Decomposed Granite Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mccaslin Materials Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Monterey Park Granite Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reynolds Crushed Gravel Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Home Teaming and Transfer Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| La Decomposed Granite Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Los Angeles Rock and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mccaslin Materials Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Monterey Park Granite Co, Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Parson Macadam Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pasadena, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 1 lightning, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Pasadena | - | California Highway Patrol reported flash flooding of Highway 210 at the Lake Avenue onramp. Officers reported 6 to 12 inches of standing water on the onramp. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Pasadena | - | A severe thunderstorm produced large hail in the valleys of Los Angeles county. Near Pasadena, one and one quarter inch diameter hail was reported by a weather spotter. |
| February 2004 | Lightning | South Pasadena | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Farmdale School | 2.2 miles | 2022 | |
 | La Laguna de San Gabriel | 2.6 miles | 2017 |
 | San Gabriel Mission Playhouse | 3.0 miles | 2019 |
| Chicano Moratorium March December 20, 1969 | 3.0 miles | 2020 | |
 | San Gabriel Mission | 3.0 miles | 1971 |
 | Miltimore House | 3.1 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79000492 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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