Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1896.
“The Santora is a historic commercial building located in Downtown Historic District of Santa Ana, California. It now houses art galleries, retail stores, and restaurants.”
Wikipedia article Santora Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 136 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 1982 · 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 87 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 304 fires within 5 miles of Santora Building between 1998 and 2020, burning about 6,238 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 39 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 | 184 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Orange County Fire Authority | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Orange County Fire Authority | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Santora Building: 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Clay, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Red Hill Mine | Mercury, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Ana Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Red Hill Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1927 | |
| Cunningham and Son | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garden Grove Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| L. O. Swartzbaugh | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Orange County Rock Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Orange Plant 14 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Santa Ana, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 3 flood, 3 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1998 | Heavy Rain | Santa Ana | $140,000 | no account filed |
| February 2004 | Flash Flood | Santa Ana | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Flood | Santa Ana | - | Heavy rain led to flooding early in the morning on February 25 across inland Orange County, centered around the community of Costa Mesa. The Department of Highways reported flooding at the Bristol Street on-ramp on I-405 with vehicles stuck in the floodwaters; street flooding leading to road closures and stranded vehicles; and SR-173 and Campus Drive had 1-2 feet of water in two lanes. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Santa Ana | - | Very heavy rainfall occurred across inland Orange County from the evening on March 14 through the morning on March 15. Rainfall of 1.50-2.50 fell. An MPing report of street and road flooding resulting in road closures and stranded vehicles was reported near Santa Ana early in the morning on March 15. |
| December 2022 | Flash Flood | Santa Ana | - | Swiftwater rescue in the Santa Ana River at Garden Grove Blvd. The area received 0.5 to 1 inch of rain at the time of rescue. An adult male was successfully rescued but taken to the hospital. The main IVT frontal band moved through Southern California 7-10 AM. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Santa Ana | - | A male and a female were in a flood control channel and had to be rescued by the Orange County Fire Department when they were caught off guard by the quickly rising water. |
| December 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Santa Ana | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Flood | Santa Ana | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Southern Counties Gas Co. | under 500 feet | 1983 |
| George W. Minter House | under 500 feet | 1980 | |
 | Spurgeon Block | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Builders Exchange Building | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Walkers Orange County Theater | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Santa Ana City Hall | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82000976 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Orange County | All 136 listed properties in this county. |
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