Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“The Newcomb House is a historic bungalow located at 675-677 N. El Molino Ave. in Pasadena, California, United States.”
Wikipedia article Newcomb House (Pasadena, California), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles 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 Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 101 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 206 fires within 5 miles of Newcomb House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,959 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 24 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 | 87 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | CHANEY |
| 5 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | SUNSHINE |
| 4 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | ELLIOT |
| 30 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | CHANEY |
| 3 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | TWIN |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Angeles National Forest | LOWE |
| 21 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Angeles National Forest | DAWN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Newcomb House: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Simmons Brick Co.-Pasadena Plant | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Devil S Gate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Devils Canyon Dam | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La Canada Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Osborn Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Osborn Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pasadena Aggregates Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Court | under 500 feet | 1983 | |
 | Orange Grove Court | 0.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Bowen Court | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Court | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Court | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Friend Lacey House | 0.2 miles | 2011 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002198 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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