BlockFrom the record
One of 35 National Register listings published here for Placer County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Lincoln Public Library
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 590 Fifth St., Lincoln, 95648
- When was it listed? December 1990
- Category. building
- Also known as. California Carnegie Libraries MPS
- Census division. Lincoln
- Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
- National Register reference number. 90001814 - 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
580 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 580 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln Public Library between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,418 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 44 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 | 252 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 192 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | FOOTHILL |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | WHITNEY |
| 8 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | HOG |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | NABER |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | CAMP FAR WEST |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | MOORE |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln Public Library: 13 producers, 13 past producers, 8 occurrences, 6 unknowns. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Zirconium, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Lincoln (Garden Bar) | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | Stream placer | |
| Lincoln Clay Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Lincoln Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarries Active 1893-4 Near Lincoln | Granite | Producer | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | Sand | |
| Reported Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | Sand | |
| Defiance | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Ferrari Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Recalp | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
10 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lincoln, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 2015 and 2026: 5 flood, 3 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Flood | Lincoln | - | California Highway Patrol reported flooded lanes at Crosby Herold Road and Wise Road. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Lincoln | - | California Highway Patrol reported a flooded lane at Fruitvale Road and Crosby Herold Road, with two vehicles in a nearby ditch. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Lincoln | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding blocking both lanes on Fruitvale Road. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Lincoln | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding of both lanes at Athens Avenue and Industrial Avenue from heavy rain. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Lincoln | - | CHP reported the roadway was blocked due to flooding at Athens Rd and Industrial Rd. |
| January 2017 | Heavy Rain | Lincoln | - | Ham radio operators in the Grass Valley/Nevada City area reported 2.5 to 3.0 of rain over 24 hours. |
| January 2017 | Heavy Rain | Lincoln | - | There was 1.77 of rain measured at 5 ENE Lincoln over 24 hours. Grass Valley ham radio operators reported 3.5 of rain. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Lincoln | - | A brief tornado touchdown was photographed out in a grassy field in Lincoln, near Thunder Valley Casino, causing no damage. |
| March 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Lincoln | - | A funnel cloud was briefly spotted west of Rocklin. No touchdown was observed. |
| April 2015 | Heavy Rain | Lincoln | - | Heavy rain reported., 1.18 storm total. |
Maps showing this location
13 surveysUnited 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.
- 1891 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000 - 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:31680 - 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Markham Ravine quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:24000 - 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
- 1992 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
Listed places nearby
4 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Woman's Club of Lincoln | 0.1 miles | 2001 |
 | Griffith House | 7.3 miles | 1978 |
 | Griffith Quarry | 7.5 miles | 1977 |
| California Granite Company | 7.6 miles | 2012 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001814 in Record Group 79. |
| Placer County | All 35 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.