Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1899.
“The Smiley Park Historic District is a residential historic neighborhood in Redlands, California, United States. Adjacent immediately south of the downtown area.”
Wikipedia article Smiley Park Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 98 National Register listings published here for San Bernardino County · listed in 1994 · category: District.
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 97 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 747 fires within 5 miles of Smiley Park Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,396 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 86 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 | 342 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 161 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 86 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 64 |
| Smoking | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | CONE |
| 9 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 293 acres | San Bernardino Unit | CANYON |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | 57 acres | California Desert District | GREENSPOT |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Bernardino Unit | BASELINE IC 2 |
| 8 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | GOLFBALL |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | PALM AV / 9TH ST 3 |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Smiley Park Historic District: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Old Webster Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Rock and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plunge Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Redlands | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Redlands Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Redlands Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Redlands Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Redlands Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tri-City Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redlands, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1998 and 2004: 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1998 | Heavy Rain | Redlands | 4 hurt | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Flash Flood | Redlands | $700,000 | Water overflowed the banks of the Mill Creek Zanja flood channel, causing an estimated $700,000 in damage to the flood channel and surrounding areas near Sylvan Park and the University of Redlands. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | A. K. Smiley Public Library | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
 | US Post Office-Redlands Main | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
 | Redlands Santa Fe Depot District | 0.5 miles | 1991 |
 | Redlands Central Railway Company Car Barn | 0.6 miles | 1991 |
 | Beverly Ranch | 0.6 miles | 2004 |
| City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse | 0.6 miles | 2023 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94001487 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| San Bernardino County | All 98 listed properties in this county. |
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