California Historical Resources
California's historical resources represent the contributions and collective human experiences of a diversified population spanning 10,000-12,000 years of occupancy in California. This rich heritage is embodied in the cultural and historical landscapes of California as evidenced by archaeological remains, historic buildings, traditional customs, tangible artifacts, historical documents, and public records extant in California. All these evidences of the past contribute to the sum total of California's history. Such historical resources provide continuity with our past and enhance our quality of life.
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1953 NATIONAL BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE SITE (P513) | 10/14/1977 | Newport Beach (Orange) | ||||
AINSWORTH, LEWIS, HOUSE (N944) | 3/13/1981 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
ANAHEIM LANDING (219) | 6/20/1935 | Seal Beach (Orange) | ||||
ARTZ BUILDING (N1862) | 4/18/1994 | Tustin (Orange) | ||||
BACKS, FERDINAND, HOUSE (N910) | 10/14/1980 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
BALBOA INN (N1438) | 4/11/1986 | Newport Beach (Orange) | ||||
BALBOA PAVILION (959) | 12/15/1983 | Balboa (Orange) | ||||
BANK OF BALBOA--BANK OF AMERICA (N1448) | 7/24/1986 | Newport Beach (Orange) | ||||
BARTLETT BUILDING (P834) | 6/22/1999 | San Clemente (Orange) | ||||
BARTON MOUND (218) | 6/20/1935 | Irvine (Orange) | ||||
BIRCH PARK (P524) | 12/6/1978 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
BIXBY--BRYANT RANCH HOUSE (N1969) | 1/16/1997 | Yorba Linda (Orange) | ||||
BLACK STAR CANYON INDIAN VILLAGE SITE (217) | 6/20/1935 | Silverado (Orange) | ||||
BRADFORD, A. S., HOUSE (N676) | 10/3/1978 | Placentia (Orange) | ||||
BREA CITY HALL AND PARK (N1287) | 5/24/1984 | Brea (Orange) | ||||
BUILDERS EXCHANGE BUILDING (N1096) | 4/29/1982 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
CARBONDALE (228) | 6/20/1935 | Silverado (Orange) | ||||
CARNEGIE LIBRARY (N825) | 10/22/1979 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
CASA DE ESPERANZA (N1656) | 10/1/1990 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
CASA ROMANTICA (N1746) | 12/27/1991 | San Clemente (Orange) | ||||
CHAPMAN BUILDING (N1248) | 9/22/1983 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
CHRIST COLLEGE SITE (N1830) | 4/16/1993 | Irvine (Orange) | ||||
CLARK, DR. GEORGE C., HOUSE (N461) | 12/12/1976 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
CONGDON, JOEL R., HOUSE (N2176) | 7/22/2002 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
CRYSTAL COVE HISTORIC DISTRICT (1050) | 12/2/2013 | Laguna Beach (Orange) | ||||
CULVER, C. Z., HOUSE (N1431) | 3/20/1986 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
DANA POINT (189) | 6/20/1935 | Dana Point (Orange) | ||||
DIEGO SEPÚLVEDA ADOBE (227) | 6/20/1935 | Costa Mesa (Orange) | ||||
DON BERNARDO YORBA RANCHHOUSE SITE (226) | 6/20/1935 | Yorba Linda (Orange) | ||||
DOWNTOWN SANTA ANA HISTORIC DISTRICTS (NORTH, GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTIONAL AND SOUTH, RETAIL) (N1319) | 12/19/1984 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
DR. GEORGE C. CLARK HOME, FULLERTON STATE HERITAGE HOUSE (P483) | 9/1/1976 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
DR. HOWE WAFFLE HOUSE (P341) | 9/13/1974 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
EASLEY, OSCAR, BLOCK (N1178) | 2/17/1983 | San Clemente (Orange) | ||||
EBELL SOCIETY OF SANTA ANA VALLEY (N2135) | 7/2/2001 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
ELEPHANT PACKING HOUSE (N1246) | 9/21/1983 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH (P515) | 12/1/1977 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
ESSLINGER BUILDING (N1555) | 5/16/1988 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
FAIRVIEW INDIAN SITE (N184) | 6/27/1972 | Costa Mesa (Orange) | ||||
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF FULLERTON (N1863) | 4/19/1994 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ORANGE (N1939) | 3/28/1996 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
FIRST MACADAMIA TETRAPHYLLA PLANTED IN CALIFORNIA (P589) | 3/1/1982 | Placentia (Orange) | ||||
FLORES PEAK (225) | 6/20/1935 | Modjeska Canyon (Orange) | ||||
FORSTER, FRANK A., HOUSE (N1464) | 9/11/1986 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
FOUNDATION OF RANCHO SAN JOAQUIN ADOBE (P629) | 5/31/1984 | Irvine (Orange) | ||||
FOX FULLERTON THEATRE COMPLEX (N2345) | 10/25/2006 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
FRANCES PACKING HOUSE (N509) | 8/2/1977 | Irvine (Orange) | ||||
FRENCH PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT (N2052) | 5/12/1999 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
FULLERTON CITY HALL (N2202) | 5/22/2003 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
FULLERTON FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (N2122) | 2/13/2001 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
FULLERTON ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE (N2168) | 4/26/2002 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
FULLERTON UNION PACIFIC DEPOT (N1252) | 10/12/1983 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
GOLDSCHMIDT HOUSE (N2270) | 10/14/2004 | San Clemente (Orange) | ||||
GREYSTONE VILLA--CABIN 18 (N2161) | 3/15/2002 | Cleveland National Forest (Orange) | ||||
HARMON-MCNEIL HOUSE (N1403) | 11/7/1985 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
HARRISON HOUSE (N794) | 8/21/1979 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
HELME--WORTHY STORE AND RESIDENCE (N1493) | 3/31/1987 | Huntington Beach (Orange) | ||||
HETEBRINK HOUSE (N1834) | 7/1/1993 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
HILLCREST PARK (N2256) | 8/11/2004 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
HOTEL SAN CLEMENTE (N1615) | 8/31/1989 | San Clemente (Orange) | ||||
HOWE-WAFFLE HOUSE AND CARRIAGE HOUSE (N483) | 4/13/1977 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
HUNTINGTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYMNASIUM AND PLUNGE (N1896) | 12/29/1994 | Huntington Beach (Orange) | ||||
HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL PIER (N1614) | 8/24/1989 | Huntington Beach (Orange) | ||||
IRVINE BEAN AND GRAIN GROWERS BUILDING (P753) | 8/8/1991 | Irvine (Orange) | ||||
IRVINE BEAN AND GROWERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING (N1411) | 1/13/1986 | Irvine (Orange) | ||||
IRVINE BLACKSMITH SHOP (N1432) | 3/20/1986 | Irvine (Orange) | ||||
IRVINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM / RANCHO SAN JOAQUIN HEA (P630) | 5/31/1984 | Irvine (Orange) | ||||
IRVINE PARK (P485) | 9/1/1976 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
KEY, GEORGE, RANCH (N351) | 4/21/1975 | Placentia (Orange) | ||||
KRAEMER, SAMUEL, BUILDING (AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK/FIRST NATIONAL BANK) (N1192) | 6/16/1983 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
KROGER-MELROSE DISTRICT (N1362) | 6/19/1985 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
LAGUNA BEACH ART GALLERY, MUSEUM OF ART (P512) | 10/14/1977 | Laguna Beach (Orange) | ||||
LIGHTER-THAN-AIR SHIP HANGARS (N339) | 4/3/1975 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
LILY CREAMERY (P516) | 12/1/1977 | Buena Park (Orange) | ||||
LOS RIOS STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT (N1184) | 4/4/1983 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
LOVELL BEACH HOUSE (N274) | 2/5/1974 | Newport Beach (Orange) | ||||
MARIONA (N1275) | 3/29/1984 | Laguna Beach (Orange) | ||||
MASONIC TEMPLE (N1904) | 3/31/1995 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
McFADDEN WHARF (794) | 7/3/1964 | Newport Beach (Orange) | ||||
MELROSE-BACKS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES (N1435) | 4/3/1986 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
MINTER, GEORGE W., HOUSE (N876) | 6/9/1980 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (200) | 6/20/1935 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
MODJESKA HOUSE (N196) | 12/11/1972 | Modjeska (Orange) | ||||
MODJESKA'S HOME (205) | 6/20/1935 | El Toro (Orange) | ||||
MONTANEZ ADOBE (N352) | 4/21/1975 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
MUCKENTHALER HOUSE (N864) | 5/31/1980 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
NEWLAND HOUSE (P514) | 12/1/1977 | Huntington Beach (Orange) | ||||
NORTH GATE OF CITY OF ANAHEIM (112) | 3/29/1933 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
ODD FELLOWS HALL (N1222) | 8/18/1983 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
OLD BACKS HOUSE (N911) | 10/14/1980 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
OLD LANDING (198) | 6/20/1935 | Newport Beach (Orange) | ||||
OLD MAIZELAND SCHOOL (RIVERA SCHOOL) (729) | 4/8/1960 | Buena Park (Orange) | ||||
OLD SADDLEBACK, OR, SANTIAGO AND MODJESKA MOUNTAIN PEAKS (P179) | 7/28/1970 | Cle Nf (Orange) | ||||
OLD SANTA ANA (204) | 6/20/1935 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
OLD TOWN IRVINE (1004) | 11/8/1991 | Irvine (Orange) | ||||
OLD TOWNE ORANGE HISTORIC DISTRICT (N1983) | 7/11/1997 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
OLINDA (918) | 1/31/1978 | Brea (Orange) | ||||
OLIVE CIVIC CENTER (N1850) | 10/7/1993 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE (N514) | 8/29/1977 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
ORANGE COUNTY'S ORIGINAL COURTHOUSE (837) | 11/3/1969 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
ORANGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL--CENTRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL (N1825) | 4/13/1993 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
ORANGE UNION HIGH SCHOOL (N347) | 4/14/1975 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY DEPOT (N829) | 10/25/1979 | Yorba Linda (Orange) | ||||
PACIFIC ELECTRIC SUB-STATION NO. 14 (N1249) | 9/22/1983 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
PARKER HOUSE (N1611) | 8/10/1989 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
PARRA, MIGUEL, ADOBE (N661) | 9/11/1978 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
PICKWICK HOTEL (N845) | 12/31/1979 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
PIEROTTI, ATTLIO AND JANE, HOUSE (N1843) | 9/2/1993 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
PIONEER HOUSE OF THE MOTHER COLONY (201) | 6/20/1935 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
PLACENTIA MUTUAL ORANGE ASSOCIATION PACKING HOUSE (P631) | 5/31/1984 | Placentia (Orange) | ||||
PLAZA HISTORIC DISTRICT (N1061) | 3/19/1982 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
PLAZA, THE (N728) | 12/20/1978 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
PLUMMER, LOUIS, AUDITORIUM (N1847) | 9/30/1993 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
PORTER--FRENCH HOUSE (N1870) | 8/5/1994 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
RANKIN BUILDING (N1179) | 2/24/1983 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
RED HILL (203) | 6/20/1935 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
RICHARD NIXON BIRTHPLACE (1015) | 10/1/1994 | Yorba Linda (Orange) | ||||
SAN CLEMENTE BEACH CLUB (N955) | 4/9/1981 | San Clemente (Orange) | ||||
SANTA ANA ARMY AIR BASE SITE (P180) | 7/28/1970 | Costa Mesa (Orange) | ||||
SANTA ANA CITY HALL (N1160) | 11/10/1982 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
SANTA ANA FIRE STATION HEADQUARTERS NO. 1 (N1444) | 7/10/1986 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
SANTA FE RAILWAY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT DEPOT (N1749) | 2/5/1992 | Fullerton (Orange) | ||||
SANTORA BUILDING (P484) | 9/1/1976 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
SEAL BEACH CITY HALL (N1216) | 8/11/1983 | Seal Beach (Orange) | ||||
SEAL BEACH RED CAR (P663) | 8/20/1985 | Seal Beach (Orange) | ||||
SERRANO ADOBE (199) | 6/20/1935 | El Toro (Orange) | ||||
SERRANO, JOSE, ADOBE (N419) | 5/24/1976 | El Toro (Orange) | ||||
SIEVERS ADOBE (P641) | 11/16/1984 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
SILVERADO (202) | 6/20/1935 | Silverado (Orange) | ||||
SITE OF FIRST WATER-TO-WATER FLIGHT (775) | 9/25/1962 | Newport Beach (Orange) | ||||
SMITH AND CLARK BROTHERS RANCH AND GROUNDS (N1250) | 9/22/1983 | Villa Park (Orange) | ||||
SMITH-TUTHILL FUNERAL PARLORS (N605) | 5/19/1978 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
SOUTHERN COUNTIES GAS CO. (N1212) | 7/28/1983 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
SPURGEON BLOCK (N809) | 8/31/1979 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
SPURGEON BUILDING (P487) | 10/29/1976 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
ST. FRANCIS BY-THE-SEA AMERICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (N1572) | 6/30/1988 | Laguna Beach (Orange) | ||||
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH (N1740) | 10/16/1991 | Orange (Orange) | ||||
ST. MICHAEL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH (N2226) | 2/11/2004 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
STANTON, PHILLIP ACKLEY, HOUSE (N927) | 11/21/1980 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
STEVENS, SHERMAN, HOUSE (N1263) | 1/5/1984 | Tustin (Orange) | ||||
TRUXAW-GERVAIS HOUSE (N1146) | 10/29/1982 | Anaheim (Orange) | ||||
US POST OFFICE STATION--SPURGEON STATION (N1332) | 1/11/1985 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
VILLA PARK SCHOOL (N2199) | 3/27/2003 | Villa Park (Orange) | ||||
VIRGINIA (SLOOP) (N1684) | 4/2/1991 | Dana Point (Orange) | ||||
WALKERS ORANGE COUNTY THEATER (N1034) | 2/19/1982 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
WILLIAMS, ROGER Y., HOUSE (N2354) | 1/10/2007 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
WRIGHT, GEORGE L., HOUSE (N1162) | 11/12/1982 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
YORBA, DOMINGO ADOBE AND CASA MANUEL GARCIA (N1021) | 2/4/1982 | San Juan Capistrano (Orange) | ||||
YOST THEATER--RITZ HOTEL (N1418) | 1/23/1986 | Santa Ana (Orange) | ||||
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION--SANTA ANA-TUSTIN CHAPTER (N1818) | 3/25/1993 | Santa Ana (Orange) |