Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“Memorial Branch is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library. It was built in 1930 based on a Gothic Revival design by architects John C.”
Wikipedia article Memorial Branch, 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 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Memorial Branch between 1995 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 58 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | EAST FIRE |
| 27 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | FRANKLIN |
| 17 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 August 2017 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of Memorial Branch: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jensen | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Simons Brick Co.-Santa Monica Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | East Los Angeles | 1 hurt | A 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Angeles | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| February 2026 | Flood | Los Angeles | - | Heavy rain produced significant roadway flooding on Interstate 110 near West 39th Street. |
| February 2026 | Flash Flood | Los Angeles | - | Heavy rainfall generated flash flooding near the intersection of Interstates 10 and 110. |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Angeles | - | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in the South Los Angeles area. |
| March 2002 | High Wind | Los Angeles | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Flood | Los Angeles | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Flood | Los Angeles | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Beverly Wilshire Hotel | 0.8 miles | 1987 |
 | Fox Wilshire Theatre | 0.9 miles | 2012 |
| Carthay Neighborhoods Historic District | 1.0 miles | 2022 | |
 | Anderton Court Shops | 1.2 miles | 2004 |
| Karasik House | 1.3 miles | 2011 | |
| Wilshire Vista West Historic District | 1.3 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001015 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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