Built in 1943 (modern architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“Burbank City Hall is the site of the municipal government of Burbank, California, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Burbank City Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1996 · category: Building · built in 1943, modern architecture.
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 125 fires within 5 miles of City Hall-City of Burbank between 1996 and 2020, burning about 9,487 acres in total. 2 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 | 76 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | TUNA |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Fireworks | 18 acres | Angeles National Forest | CABRINI |
| 3 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MALIBU |
| 29 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,012 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | LOWELL |
| 25 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | RED ROCK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of City Hall-City of Burbank: 9 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Graphite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Deposit | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Adit | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Calcite Occurrence | Calcium | Prospect | ||
| Verdugo Canyon Deposit | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Verdugo Mountain Deposit | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Brush Canyon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Los Angeles Park Dept. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mill City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Blue Diamond Corp. - Roscoe Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burbank, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1998: 1 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 1998 | Flood | Burbank | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Burbank Downtown Station | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Doctors House | 1.8 miles | 2023 |
 | Grand Central Air Terminal | 1.8 miles | 2017 |
| Mariposa Street Bridge | 1.8 miles | 2024 | |
 | Ard Eevin | 2.2 miles | 2006 |
 | Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation and Museum | 3.1 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000426 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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