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Oscar Easley Block

Built in 1929 (Spanish Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.

From the record

“Oscar Easley Block, also known as Historic City Hall, is a prominent building that was one of the early founding buildings in San Clemente, California, originally built to house offices and a bank. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, California in 1983.”

Wikipedia article Oscar Easley Block, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 136 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 1983 · category: Building · built in 1929, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Easley, Oscar, Block - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 101 El Camino Real, San Clemente, 92672
  • When was it listed? February 1983
  • Category. building
  • Census division. South Coast
  • When was it built? 1929
  • Architectural style. Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 83001213 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

65 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Oscar Easley Block between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,580 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined22
Arson/incendiarism16
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Debris and open burning3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
13 September 2009Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
10 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
6 August 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestGORDON
31 August 2019Smokingunder an acreOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
26 August 2007Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 August 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
23 August 1994Arson/incendiarism350 acresSan Bernardino National ForestWATERMAN

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Oscar Easley Block: 10 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Crestline QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Susquehanna - Western Inc.Stone, DimensionUnknown
Camp Pendleton QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Camp Pendleton QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Clemente ProjectSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clay ProspectClayProspect
Gladding-Mcbean Co, South MineClayPast Producer
Old North MineClayPast Producer
Rancho Mission Viejo QuarryClayProducer

Every working recorded in Orange County

Storms near this property

26 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Clemente, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 7 flood, 6 funnel cloud, 2 heavy rain, 2 wildfire. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2000WildfireSan Clemente2 hurtno account filed
December 2010FloodSan Clemente$36,000,000Orange County officials estimate the total damages to public and private property at $36 million, due the 10+ of rain received by many areas. The city of Laguna Beach was certainly the hardest hit, making up approximately $12 million of the county's damages. Twelve miles of beaches in the county also had to be closed due to massive amounts of debris and pollution in storm runoff.
August 2000WildfireSan Clemente$100,000no account filed
March 2023Debris FlowSan Clemente$30,000A significant landslide occurred following heavy rain in San Clemente on the 1500 block of Buena Vista the morning of March 15. All buildings were immediately evacuated, with no injuries reported. At least four apartment buildings had been red-tagged by the afternoon (deemed too dangerous to enter).
January 2018FloodSan Clemente$5,000CHP reported large chunks of wood floating down Lemon Crest Dr., the intersection of Lake Jennings Park Rd. and Pino Dr. was completely flooded.
January 2016Thunderstorm WindSan Clemente$5,000A funnel cloud was sighted by several people in south San Clemente near the Orange County and San Diego County border. One house was damaged, though most likely wet microburst damage, tornado not confirmed.
January 2005Flash FloodSan Clemente$5,000Widespread flooding was reported.
March 2020Funnel CloudSan Clemente-Multiple funnel clouds/waterspouts reported off the coast of San Clemente.
November 2019FloodSan Clemente-Harmony Grove Road flooded between 1600 and 2100 PST on November 19th due to heavy rain.
December 2018Flash FloodSan Clemente-A foot of water was reported in downtown Oceanside with multiple cars stalled. Oceanside reported 2.5 of rainfall in 2 hours.
February 2017FloodSan Clemente-Via Viejas road was flooded with a foot of water from Viejas Creek.
September 2015FloodSan Clemente-CHP reported the #4 lane of the Avenida Pico southbound on-ramp to I-5 south was completely flooded.
January 2010Thunderstorm WindSan Clemente-The mesonet at the San Clemente Pier measured a peak wind gust of 60 MPH around 1400 PST.
October 2004Funnel CloudSan Clemente-Several funnel clouds were spotted offshore from San Clemente.
September 2007Funnel CloudSan Clemente-no account filed
September 2005LightningSan Clemente-no account filed
April 2004Funnel CloudSan Clemente-no account filed
April 2004Funnel CloudSan Clemente-no account filed
November 2001FloodSan Clemente-no account filed
March 2000WaterspoutSan Clemente-no account filed
April 2000Heavy RainSan Clemente-no account filed
October 1999Rip CurrentSan Clemente-no account filed
June 1999Funnel CloudSan Clemente-no account filed
December 1998HailSan Clemente-no account filed
March 1998Heavy RainSan Clemente-no account filed
March 1998FloodSan Clemente-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Orange County

Maps showing this location

15 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Hotel San Clementeunder 500 feet1989
Goldschmidt House0.5 miles2004
Casa Romantica0.7 miles1991
North Beach Historic District1.1 miles2020
San Clemente Beach Club1.1 miles1981
Joel R. Congdon House5.5 miles2002

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 83001213 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Orange CountyAll 136 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.