Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1896.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
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 129 fires within 5 miles of Ernest W. Smith House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 3,535 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 85 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Orange County Fire Authority | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 13 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ernest W. Smith House: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Long Beach Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Long Beach Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| R Loynes | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| R. Loynes | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Torrance Brick Co - Torr Plant No 1 | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Olan G. and Aida T. Hafley House | 0.6 miles | 2011 |
 | Rancho Los Alamitos | 1.7 miles | 1981 |
 | Villa Riviera | 2.8 miles | 1996 |
 | Cooper Arms | 3.1 miles | 2000 |
 | US Post Office-Long Beach Main | 3.1 miles | 1985 |
 | Middough Brothers-Insurance Exchange Building | 3.2 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002397 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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