Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1997 · 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 101 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 240 fires within 5 miles of Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth County Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 166,479 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 34 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 | 71 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | HOPPER |
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | CHANEY |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | STRATUS |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MILE |
| 5 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | SUNSHINE |
| 4 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | ELLIOT |
| 30 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | CHANEY |
| 3 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | TWIN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth County Park: 4 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Loris | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Mallery #2 | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Browns Canyon Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Devil S Gate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Devils Canyon Dam | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La Canada Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Osborn Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Osborn Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pasadena Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Altadena, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Altadena | - | Heavy rain produced significant flash flooding and debris flows at the intersection of Lake Avenue and East Altadena Drive. Mud and debris flows resulted in the closure of all three northbound lanes. |
| October 2004 | Flash Flood | Altadena | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Flood | Altadena | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Woodbury-Story House | 0.7 miles | 1993 |
| Walter D. Valentine Cottage B | 0.8 miles | 2017 | |
 | Andrew McNally House | 0.8 miles | 2007 |
 | Zane Grey Estate | 0.8 miles | 2002 |
 | Scripps Hall | 0.8 miles | 1999 |
 | Christmas Tree Lane | 1.0 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000027 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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