Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1896.
“The Home Economics Building is located on the campus of Torrance High School in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California.”
Wikipedia article Home Economics Building (Torrance High School), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1983 · 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 5 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 217 fires within 5 miles of Home Economics Building between 2005 and 2020, burning about 122 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 123 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Home Economics Building: 18 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burdick Minerals Corp. | Titanium, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Diatomaceous Earth Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Dicalite | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Clifton | Titanium, Metal | Producer | ||
| Clifton-Redondo Placer | Titanium, Metal | Producer | Ilmenite | |
| Torrance B Plant Ti | Titanium, Metal | Plant | ||
| Caswell & Co. | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Lawrence I. Liston Co.-Madrona Ave | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Bros. Truck Co.- Vollmer Pit | Silica | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Main Building | under 500 feet | 1983 |
 | Auditorium | 0.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Torrance School | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Fern Avenue School | 0.6 miles | 1992 |
 | Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge | 0.7 miles | 1989 |
| Mirlo Gate Lodge Tower | 3.0 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003536 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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