Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1918.
“The Bloss Mansion is a historic house located at 1020 Cedar Ave. in Atwater, California. The house was built in 1914 by George Bloss, the first mayor of Atwater and a prominent donor to the city.”
Wikipedia article Bloss Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Merced County · listed in 1981 · 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 65 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 1,505 fires within 5 miles of Bloss Mansion between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28,730 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 157 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 | 819 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 250 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 157 |
| Debris and open burning | 155 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 54 |
| Smoking | 42 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | E BELLEVUE RD ATWATER_CI |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ALMOND AV / VINE AV |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | DECOY AV / CONVOY RD |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | N WINTON WY WINTON |
| 9 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | GRAPE |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | ATWATER BL ATWATER_CITY |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | HWY 99 N/ SULTANA DR |
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | EUCALYPTUS AV / CENTRAL A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bloss Mansion: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clark Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sunset Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atwater, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 5 funnel cloud, 4 hail, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. 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 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Atwater | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Atwater | - | KMPH Channel 26 filmed a funnel cloud over Atwater. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Atwater | - | Pictures posted on Twitter indicated dome sized hail in Atwater. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Atwater | - | Trained spotters reported copious accumulating large hail just north of Merced. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Atwater | - | A trained spotter reported golf ball (1.75 inches) sized hail in Atwater. The hail accumulated several inches deep on area roads. |
| April 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Atwater | - | The public reported three different funnel clouds in the Atwater area. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Atwater | - | The time of convective activity was estimated in the late afternoon in Merced County. Small hail (less than 3/4") damaged many acres of strawberries between Atwater and Merced. Futher damage inflicted on stone fruits due to surface blemishes devaluing crop values. |
| March 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Atwater | - | Report received at 1600 PST by California Highway Patrol indicates funnel cloud sighted in Atwater. Reported to have touched the ground but no other reports and none of damage. |
| April 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Atwater | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Lightning | Atwater | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Atwater | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Atwater | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Buhach Grammar School | 2.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Tioga Hotel | 7.3 miles | 1980 |
| Merced County Courthouse | 7.3 miles | 1975 | |
| Strand Theater | 7.3 miles | 2021 | |
 | Merced County High School | 7.3 miles | 1984 |
 | Bank of Italy, Merced | 7.4 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000162 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Merced County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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