Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Ventura County · listed in 1996 · category: District.
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 76 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 41 fires within 5 miles of Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village between 2005 and 2020, burning about 97,141 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | COVINGTON |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 1 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | CROWN |
| 9 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Susana Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coquina Mine | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Gillibrand Limestone Deposit. | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Runkle Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tapo Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tapo Canyon Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tapo-Gillibrand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon Equestrian Center | 5.2 miles | 2024 | |
 | Simi Adobe-Strathearn House | 5.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Colony House | 5.6 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001076 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ventura County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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