Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
One of 90 National Register listings published here for Riverside County · listed in 1979 · 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 82 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 1,807 fires within 5 miles of Cornelius Jensen Ranch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,981 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 202 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 | 928 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 310 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 202 |
| Smoking | 142 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 139 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CLAY |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SKYLOFT DR JRPV |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | EL PALOMINO DR JRPV |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | TYROLITE ST / MISSION BL |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 8 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL FIRE |
| 8 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Riverside Unit | STATE 1497 |
| 8 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL 15020 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Cornelius Jensen Ranch: 32 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestmore Quarry | Cement Rock, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| New City Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Ormand Quarry | Granite | Producer | Surface | |
| Riverside Cement Company | Limestone, General, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rubidoux Hill Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Stone & Alexander Quarry | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Stone Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Glen Avon Limestone Deposit | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Glen Avon Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Jensen's Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rubidoux, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1996: 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1996 | Wildfire | Rubidoux | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Cemetery | 2.0 miles | 2023 | |
| Chinatown | 2.2 miles | 1990 | |
| Masonic Temple | 2.6 miles | 1980 | |
 | M. H. Simon's Undertaking Chapel | 2.6 miles | 1980 |
 | Mission Inn | 2.7 miles | 1971 |
 | Federal Post Office | 2.7 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79000519 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Riverside County | All 90 listed properties in this county. |
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