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Photograph of John C. Fremont Branch
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John C. Fremont Branch

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.

From the record

“Fremont Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library in Los Angeles, California. It is adjacent to the Hancock Park district.”

Wikipedia article John C. Fremont Branch Library, Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1987 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Fremont, John C., Branch - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 6121 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, 90038
  • When was it listed? May 1987
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
  • Census division. Los Angeles
  • Architectural style. Mediterranean Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 87001009 - 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.

Then and now

1894 to 1979

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering John C. Fremont Branch, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet covering John C. Fremont Branch, surveyed 1894

Fires near this property

95 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of John C. Fremont Branch between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,051 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined57
Smoking14
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3

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
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
21 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 1995Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaFRANKLIN
14 September 2016Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
10 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 August 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaFRYMAN

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this property

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of John C. Fremont Branch: 3 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Forest Lawn PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed AditGold, CopperProspect
Unnamed Calcite OccurrenceCalciumProspect
CahuengaGoldProspect
Elysian Park PlantClayPast Producer
J. JensenClayUnknown
Brush Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mill City QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this property

8 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Los Angeles, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 3 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind, 1 tornado. 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
March 2023Tornado (EF1)East Los Angeles1 hurtA weak tornado developed in the community of Montebello. The EF1 tornado impacted the area around the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Maple Avenue. There was substantial damage to the industrial warehouse and commercial business district, including nearly total roof collapse in one building and a total of 17 damaged structures. Numerous vehicles were damaged due to flying debris.
February 2000Thunderstorm WindLos Angeles1 hurtno account filed
February 2026FloodLos Angeles-Heavy rain produced significant roadway flooding on Interstate 110 near West 39th Street.
February 2026Flash FloodLos Angeles-Heavy rainfall generated flash flooding near the intersection of Interstates 10 and 110.
February 2026Thunderstorm WindLos Angeles-Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in the South Los Angeles area.
March 2002High WindLos Angeles-no account filed
February 2000FloodLos Angeles-no account filed
April 2000FloodLos Angeles-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Los Angeles County

Maps showing this location

19 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
Citrus Square Historic District0.7 miles2024
Hollywood Studio Club0.9 miles1980
Engine Co. No. 270.9 miles1985
Eva K. Fudger House0.9 miles2023
Hollywood Cemetery0.9 miles1999
Aloha Apartment Hotel1.0 miles2018

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 87001009 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Los Angeles CountyAll 616 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.