National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, California facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, California.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. These historic sites reflect the region's Native American, Spanish and Mexican ethnic heritage. They include historic mansions from the eras of wealth created by citrus farming and oil discovery and reflect political leadership and scientific achievements, as well as other themes.
There are 131 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another property was once listed but has been removed.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lewis Ainsworth House |
(#81000163) |
414 E. Chapman Ave. 33°47′17″N 117°50′56″W / 33.788056°N 117.848889°W |
Orange | ||
2 | Anaheim Orange and Lemon Association Packing House |
(#15000379) |
440 S. Anaheim Blvd. 33°49′53″N 117°54′44″W / 33.8314°N 117.9121°W |
Anaheim | ||
3 | Artz Building |
(#94000364) |
150-158 W. Main St. 33°44′29″N 117°49′43″W / 33.741389°N 117.828611°W |
Tustin | ||
4 | Ferdinand Backs House |
(#80000826) |
225 N. Claudina St. 33°50′15″N 117°54′46″W / 33.8375°N 117.912778°W |
Anaheim | ||
5 | Balboa Inn |
(#86000730) |
105 Main St. 33°36′05″N 117°53′56″W / 33.601389°N 117.898889°W |
Newport Beach | ||
6 | Balboa Pavilion |
(#84000914) |
400 Main St. 33°36′10″N 117°53′52″W / 33.602778°N 117.897778°W |
Balboa | ||
7 | Bank of Balboa-Bank of America |
(#86001903) |
611 E. Balboa Blvd. 33°36′07″N 117°53′59″W / 33.601944°N 117.899722°W |
Newport Beach | ||
8 | Beckman Instruments Inc. Administration Building |
(#100000620) |
4300 N. Harbor Blvd. 33°55′22″N 117°55′57″W / 33.922730°N 117.932565°W |
Fullerton | ||
9 | Bixby-Bryant Ranch House |
(#96001537) |
5700 Susanna Bryant Dr. 33°52′30″N 117°42′28″W / 33.875°N 117.707778°W |
Yorba Linda | ||
10 | A. S. Bradford House |
(#78000730) |
136 Palm Circle 33°53′18″N 117°51′49″W / 33.888333°N 117.863611°W |
Placentia | ||
11 | Brea City Hall and Park |
(#84000917) |
401 S. Brea Blvd. 33°54′51″N 117°54′05″W / 33.914167°N 117.901389°W |
Brea | ||
12 | Builders Exchange Building |
(#82002223) |
202-208 N. Main St. 33°44′47″N 117°52′01″W / 33.746389°N 117.866944°W |
Santa Ana | ||
13 | Carnegie Library |
(#79000511) |
241 S. Anaheim Blvd. 33°50′00″N 117°54′45″W / 33.833333°N 117.9125°W |
Anaheim | ||
14 | Casa de Esperanza |
(#90001484) |
31806 El Camino Real 33°30′04″N 117°39′38″W / 33.501111°N 117.660556°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
15 | Casa Romantica |
(#91001900) |
415 Avenida Granada 33°25′16″N 117°37′13″W / 33.421111°N 117.620278°W |
San Clemente | ||
16 | Chapman Building |
(#83001212) |
110 E. Wilshire Ave. 33°52′20″N 117°55′23″W / 33.872222°N 117.923056°W |
Fullerton | ||
17 | Christ College Site |
(#93000300) |
Northeastern corner of the Concordia University (formerly Christ College, from which the name is derived) campus, off University Dr. 33°39′24″N 117°48′27″W / 33.656667°N 117.8075°W |
Irvine | ||
18 | Dr. George C. Clark House |
(#76000506) |
California State University campus 33°53′14″N 117°52′59″W / 33.887222°N 117.883056°W |
Fullerton | ||
19 | Joel R. Congdon House |
(#02000801) |
32701 Alipaz St. 33°29′19″N 117°40′23″W / 33.488611°N 117.673056°W |
San Juan Capistrano | Now The Ecology Center. | |
20 | Crystal Cove Historic District |
(#79000514) |
Northwest of Laguna Beach 33°34′29″N 117°50′26″W / 33.574722°N 117.840556°W |
Laguna Beach | ||
21 | C. Z. Culver House |
(#86000458) |
205 E. Palmyra 33°47′04″N 117°51′03″W / 33.784444°N 117.850833°W |
Orange | ||
22 | Cypress Street Schoolhouse |
(#15000380) |
544 N. Cypress St. 33°47′47″N 117°51′23″W / 33.7964°N 117.8565°W |
Orange | ||
23 | Dewella Apartments |
(#08001406) |
234-236 E. Wilshire Ave. 33°52′21″N 117°55′14″W / 33.872386°N 117.920475°W |
Fullerton | ||
24 | Downtown Santa Ana Historic Districts (North, Government/Institutional and South, Retail) |
(#84000438) |
Roughly bounded by Civic Center Dr., First, Ross, and Spurgeon Sts. 33°44′54″N 117°52′05″W / 33.748333°N 117.868056°W |
Santa Ana | ||
25 | Oscar Easley Block |
(#83001213) |
101 El Camino Real 33°25′40″N 117°36′42″W / 33.427778°N 117.611667°W |
San Clemente | ||
26 | Ebell Society of Santa Ana Valley |
(#01000682) |
625 N. French St. 33°45′03″N 117°51′49″W / 33.750833°N 117.863611°W |
Santa Ana | ||
27 | Richard Egan House |
(#100000460) |
31829 Camino Capistrano 33°30′02″N 117°39′45″W / 33.500551°N 117.662622°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
28 | Elephant Packing House |
(#83001214) |
201 W. Truslow Ave. 33°52′03″N 117°55′32″W / 33.8675°N 117.925556°W |
Fullerton | ||
29 | Esslinger Building |
(#88000557) |
31866 Camino Capistrano 33°30′00″N 117°39′40″W / 33.5°N 117.661111°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
30 | Fairview Indian Site |
(#72000243) |
Address Restricted |
Costa Mesa | ||
31 | Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fullerton |
(#94000360) |
122 N. Harbor Blvd. 33°52′16″N 117°55′24″W / 33.871111°N 117.923333°W |
Fullerton | ||
32 | Fender's Radio Service |
(#13000511) |
107 S. Harbor Blvd. 33°52′12″N 117°55′28″W / 33.870006°N 117.924437°W |
Fullerton | Leo Fender's radio repair shop | |
33 | First Baptist Church of Orange |
(#96000327) |
192 S. Orange St. 33°47′11″N 117°51′05″W / 33.786389°N 117.851389°W |
Orange | ||
34 | Frank A. Forster House |
(#86002405) |
27182 Ortega Hwy. 33°30′09″N 117°39′19″W / 33.5025°N 117.655278°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
35 | Fox Fullerton Theatre Complex |
(#06000948) |
500-512 N. Harbor Blvd. 33°52′34″N 117°55′26″W / 33.876081°N 117.92392°W |
Fullerton | ||
36 | Frances Packing House |
(#77000319) |
Northeast of Irvine 33°42′39″N 117°45′48″W / 33.710833°N 117.763333°W |
Irvine | This building was demolished. | |
37 | French Park Historic District |
(#99000551) |
Roughly bounded by N. Bush, E. Washington, and N. Garfield Sts., and Civic Center Dr. E. 33°45′12″N 117°51′47″W / 33.753333°N 117.863056°W |
Santa Ana | ||
38 | Fullerton City Hall |
(#03000424) |
237 W. Commonwealth Ave. 33°52′21″N 117°55′46″W / 33.8725°N 117.929444°W |
Fullerton | ||
39 | Fullerton First Methodist Episcopal Church |
(#01000076) |
117 N. Pomona Ave. 33°52′17″N 117°55′18″W / 33.871389°N 117.921667°W |
Fullerton | ||
40 | Fullerton Odd Fellows Temple |
(#02000383) |
112 E. Commonwealth Ave. 33°52′13″N 117°55′25″W / 33.870278°N 117.923611°W |
Fullerton | ||
41 | Fullerton Post Office |
(#12000549) |
202 E. Commonwealth Ave. 33°52′13″N 117°55′18″W / 33.870193°N 117.921701°W |
Fullerton | ||
42 | Fullerton Union Pacific Depot |
(#83003551) |
100 E. Santa Fe Ave. 33°52′09″N 117°55′22″W / 33.869167°N 117.922778°W |
Fullerton | ||
43 | Goldschmidt House |
(#04001136) |
243 Avenida La Cuesta 33°26′03″N 117°36′37″W / 33.434167°N 117.610278°W |
San Clemente | ||
44 | Greystone Villa-Cabin 18 |
(#02000151) |
Sievers Canyon, Trabuco Ranger District 33°35′25″N 117°30′15″W / 33.590278°N 117.504167°W |
Cleveland National Forest | ||
45 | George Hansen House |
(#13000473) |
400B N. West St. 33°50′11″N 117°55′41″W / 33.83625°N 117.92804°W |
Anaheim | ||
46 | Harmon-McNeil House |
(#85002764) |
322 E. Chestnut St. 33°44′32″N 117°51′48″W / 33.742222°N 117.863333°W |
Santa Ana | ||
47 | Harrison House |
(#79000515) |
27832 Ortega Hwy. 33°30′34″N 117°38′42″W / 33.509444°N 117.645°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
48 | Helme-Worthy Store and Residence |
(#86003668) |
513-519 Walnut St. and 128 Sixth St. 33°39′32″N 118°00′06″W / 33.658889°N 118.001667°W |
Huntington Beach | ||
49 | Hetebrink House |
(#93000597) |
515 E. Chapman 33°52′32″N 117°54′50″W / 33.875556°N 117.913889°W |
Fullerton | ||
50 | Hillcrest Park |
(#04000812) |
200 Brea Blvd. 33°52′58″N 117°55′14″W / 33.882778°N 117.920556°W |
Fullerton | ||
51 | Hotel San Clemente |
(#89001149) |
114 Avenida Del Mar 33°25′37″N 117°36′46″W / 33.426944°N 117.612778°W |
San Clemente | ||
52 | Howe-Waffle House and Carriage House |
(#77000320) |
Sycamore and Civic Center Dr. 33°45′02″N 117°51′56″W / 33.750556°N 117.865556°W |
Santa Ana | ||
53 | Huntington Beach Elementary School Gymnasium and Plunge |
(#94001499) |
1600 Palm Ave. 33°40′10″N 118°00′18″W / 33.669444°N 118.005°W |
Huntington Beach | ||
54 | Huntington Beach Municipal Pier |
(#89001203) |
Main St. and Ocean Ave. 33°39′12″N 118°00′17″W / 33.653333°N 118.004722°W |
Huntington Beach | ||
55 | Huntington Beach Public Library on Triangle Park |
(#13000157) |
525 Main St. 33°39′44″N 117°59′57″W / 33.662102°N 117.999138°W |
Huntington Beach | ||
56 | Irvine Bean and Growers Association Building |
(#86000068) |
14972 Sand Canyon Ave. 33°40′29″N 117°45′25″W / 33.674722°N 117.756944°W |
Irvine | ||
57 | Irvine Blacksmith Shop |
(#86000452) |
14952 Sand Canyon Ave. 33°40′34″N 117°45′29″W / 33.676111°N 117.758056°W |
Irvine | ||
58 | Irvine Park |
(#83001215) |
21401 Chapman Ave. 33°47′43″N 117°44′54″W / 33.795278°N 117.748333°W |
Orange | ||
59 | George Key Ranch |
(#75000449) |
625 Bastanchury Rd. 33°53′49″N 117°52′03″W / 33.896944°N 117.8675°W |
Placentia | ||
60 | Lydia D. Killefer School |
(#15000123) |
541 N. Lemon St. 33°47′46″N 117°51′18″W / 33.796°N 117.855°W |
Orange | ||
61 | Samuel Kraemer Building (American Savings Bank/First National Bank) |
(#83001217) |
76 S. Claudina St 33°50′09″N 117°54′46″W / 33.835833°N 117.912778°W |
Anaheim | ||
62 | Kroger-Melrose District |
(#85001326) |
Roughly bounded by Lincoln Ave., S. Kroger, W. Broadway and S. Philadelphia 33°50′06″N 117°54′29″W / 33.835°N 117.908056°W |
Anaheim | ||
63 | Lighter-than-Air Ship Hangars |
(#75000451) |
Valencia and Redhill Aves. 33°42′13″N 117°49′23″W / 33.703611°N 117.823056°W |
Tustin | ||
64 | Los Rios Street Historic District |
(#83001216) |
31600-31921 Los Rios St. 33°30′06″N 117°39′49″W / 33.501667°N 117.663611°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
65 | Lovell Beach House |
(#74000545) |
1242 W. Ocean Front 33°36′21″N 117°55′04″W / 33.605897°N 117.917664°W |
Newport Beach | ||
66 | Mariona |
(#84000922) |
2529 S. Coast Hwy. 33°31′25″N 117°45′53″W / 33.523611°N 117.764722°W |
Laguna Beach | ||
67 | Masonic Temple |
(#95000355) |
501 N. Harbor Blvd. 33°52′27″N 117°55′25″W / 33.874167°N 117.923611°W |
Fullerton | ||
68 | Melrose-Backs Neighborhood Houses |
(#86000783) |
226 and 228 E. Adele and 303, 307, 317, 321 N. Philadelphia 33°50′19″N 117°54′40″W / 33.838611°N 117.911111°W |
Anaheim | ||
69 | George W. Minter House |
(#80000830) |
322 W. 3rd St. 33°44′49″N 117°52′12″W / 33.746944°N 117.87°W |
Santa Ana | ||
70 | Mission San Juan Capistrano |
(#71000170) |
Camino Capistrano and Ortega Hwy. 33°30′10″N 117°39′42″W / 33.502778°N 117.661667°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
71 | Modjeska House |
(#72000244) |
Modjeska Canyon Rd. 33°43′05″N 117°37′26″W / 33.718056°N 117.623889°W |
Modjeska Canyon | ||
72 | Montanez Adobe |
(#75000450) |
31745 Los Rios St. 33°30′06″N 117°39′49″W / 33.501667°N 117.663611°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
73 | Muckenthaler House |
(#80000829) |
1201 W. Malvern Ave. 33°52′33″N 117°56′35″W / 33.875833°N 117.943056°W |
Fullerton | ||
74 | Newland House |
(#85003374) |
19820 Beach Blvd. 33°40′35″N 117°59′14″W / 33.676389°N 117.987222°W |
Huntington Beach | ||
75 | Richard Nixon Birthplace |
(#71000171) |
18061 Yorba Linda Blvd. 33°53′21″N 117°46′33″W / 33.889167°N 117.775833°W |
Yorba Linda | ||
76 | Odd Fellows Hall |
(#83001218) |
309-311 N. Main St. 33°44′51″N 117°51′59″W / 33.7475°N 117.866389°W |
Santa Ana | ||
77 | Old Backs House |
(#80000827) |
215 N. Claudina St. 33°50′21″N 117°54′49″W / 33.839167°N 117.913611°W |
Anaheim | ||
78 | Old Towne Orange Historic District |
(#97000617) |
Roughly bounded by Walnut Ave., Waverly St., W.O. Hart Park, La Veta Ave., Clark St., and Atchison Topeka Railroad Track 33°47′02″N 117°51′02″W / 33.783889°N 117.850556°W |
Orange | ||
79 | Olive Civic Center |
(#93001038) |
3030 N. Magnolia Ave. 33°50′21″N 117°50′35″W / 33.839167°N 117.843056°W |
Orange | ||
80 | Orange County Courthouse |
(#77000321) |
211 W. Santa Ana Blvd. 33°45′01″N 117°52′09″W / 33.750278°N 117.869167°W |
Santa Ana | ||
81 | Orange Intermediate School-Central Grammar School |
(#93000282) |
370 N. Glassell St. 33°47′35″N 117°51′10″W / 33.793056°N 117.852778°W |
Orange | ||
82 | Orange Union High School |
(#75000448) |
333 N. Glassell St. 33°47′32″N 117°51′05″W / 33.792222°N 117.851389°W |
Orange | ||
83 | Pacific Electric Railway Company Depot |
(#79000517) |
18132 Imperial Hwy. 33°53′28″N 117°48′58″W / 33.891111°N 117.816111°W |
Yorba Linda | ||
84 | Pacific Electric Sub-Station No. 14 |
(#83001219) |
802 E. 5th St. 33°44′55″N 117°51′44″W / 33.748611°N 117.86232°W |
Santa Ana | ||
85 | Parker House |
(#89000975) |
163 S. Cypress St. 33°47′12″N 117°51′22″W / 33.786667°N 117.856111°W |
Orange | ||
86 | Miguel Parra Adobe |
(#78000731) |
27832 Ortega Hwy. 33°30′35″N 117°38′42″W / 33.509722°N 117.645°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
87 | Pickwick Hotel |
(#79000513) |
225 S. Anaheim Blvd. 33°50′03″N 117°54′47″W / 33.834167°N 117.913056°W |
Anaheim | ||
88 | Attlio and Jane Pierotti House |
(#93000907) |
1731 N. Bradford Ave. 33°53′12″N 117°51′57″W / 33.886667°N 117.865833°W |
Fullerton | ||
89 | Plaza Historic District |
(#82002221) |
Roughly bounded by Maple and Almond Aves., Orange and Olive Sts. 33°47′16″N 117°51′08″W / 33.787778°N 117.852222°W |
Orange | ||
90 | The Plaza |
(#78000729) |
Chapman Ave. and Glassell St. 33°47′16″N 117°51′08″W / 33.787778°N 117.852222°W |
Orange | ||
91 | Louis Plummer Auditorium |
(#93001019) |
201 E. Chapman Ave. 33°52′28″N 117°55′09″W / 33.874444°N 117.919167°W |
Fullerton | ||
92 | Porter-French House |
(#94000818) |
248 S. Batavia St. 33°47′06″N 117°51′41″W / 33.785°N 117.861389°W |
Orange | ||
93 | Rankin Building |
(#83001220) |
117 W. 4th St. 33°44′53″N 117°52′03″W / 33.748056°N 117.8675°W |
Santa Ana | ||
94 | San Clemente Beach Club |
(#81000164) |
Avenida Boca De La Playa 33°25′55″N 117°37′51″W / 33.431944°N 117.630833°W |
San Clemente | ||
95 | Santa Ana City Hall |
(#82000975) |
217 N. Main St. 33°44′49″N 117°51′59″W / 33.746944°N 117.866389°W |
Santa Ana | ||
96 | Santa Ana Fire Station Headquarters No. 1 |
(#86001549) |
1322 N. Sycamore St. 33°45′23″N 117°52′05″W / 33.756389°N 117.868056°W |
Santa Ana | ||
97 | Santa Fe Railway Passenger and Freight Depot |
(#91002031) |
140 E. Santa Fe Ave. 33°52′08″N 117°55′16″W / 33.868889°N 117.921111°W |
Fullerton | ||
98 | Santora Building |
(#82000976) |
207 N. Broadway 33°44′47″N 117°52′08″W / 33.746389°N 117.868889°W |
Santa Ana | ||
99 | Seal Beach City Hall |
(#83001221) |
201 8th St. 33°44′31″N 118°06′20″W / 33.74206°N 118.105677°W |
Seal Beach | ||
100 | Jose Serrano Adobe |
(#76000505) |
21802 Serrano Rd. 33°38′49″N 117°41′20″W / 33.646944°N 117.688889°W |
El Toro | ||
101 | Smith and Clark Brothers Ranch and Grounds |
(#83001222) |
18922 Santiago Blvd. 33°48′51″N 117°48′02″W / 33.814167°N 117.800556°W |
Villa Park | ||
102 | Smith-Tuthill Funeral Parlors |
(#78000732) |
518 N. Broadway 33°44′58″N 117°52′09″W / 33.749444°N 117.869167°W |
Santa Ana | ||
103 | Southern Counties Gas Co. |
(#83001223) |
207 W. 2nd St. 33°44′48″N 117°52′06″W / 33.746667°N 117.868333°W |
Santa Ana | ||
104 | Spurgeon Block |
(#79000516) |
206 W. 4th St 33°44′51″N 117°52′06″W / 33.7475°N 117.868333°W |
Santa Ana | ||
105 | St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church |
(#88000978) |
430 Park Ave. 33°32′31″N 117°46′55″W / 33.541944°N 117.781944°W |
Laguna Beach | ||
106 | St. John's Lutheran Church |
(#91001520) |
185 S. Center St. 33°47′10″N 117°50′56″W / 33.786111°N 117.848889°W |
Orange | ||
107 | St. Michael's Episcopal Church |
(#04000017) |
311 West South St. 33°49′36″N 117°54′47″W / 33.826667°N 117.913056°W |
Anaheim | ||
108 | Phillip Ackley Stanton House |
(#80000828) |
2200 W. Sequoia Ave. 33°50′38″N 117°57′33″W / 33.843889°N 117.959167°W |
Anaheim | House built in 1929, on the grounds of what is now Fairmont Preparatory Academy | |
109 | Sherman Stevens House |
(#84000926) |
228 W. Main St. 33°44′30″N 117°49′30″W / 33.741667°N 117.825°W |
Tustin | ||
110 | Carl Stroschein House |
(#09000823) |
31682 El Camino Real 33°30′10″N 117°39′42″W / 33.502647°N 117.661558°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
111 | Truxaw-Gervais House |
(#82000977) |
887 S. Anaheim Blvd. 33°49′25″N 117°54′34″W / 33.823611°N 117.909444°W |
Anaheim | ||
112 | US Post Office Station-Spurgeon Station |
(#85000134) |
605 Bush St. 33°45′05″N 117°51′56″W / 33.751389°N 117.865556°W |
Santa Ana | part of the US Post Office in California 1900-1941 Thematic Resource (TR) | |
113 | Villa Park School |
(#02001725) |
10551 Center Dr. 33°48′30″N 117°48′49″W / 33.808333°N 117.813611°W |
Villa Park | ||
114 | VIRGINIA (sloop) |
(#91000337) |
Dana Point Youth & Group Facility, W. basin, Dana Point Harbor 33°27′42″N 117°42′10″W / 33.461667°N 117.702778°W |
Dana Point | ||
115 | Walkers Orange County Theater |
(#82002224) |
308 N. Main St. 33°44′51″N 117°52′01″W / 33.7475°N 117.866944°W |
Santa Ana | ||
116 | WILD GOOSE (yacht) |
(#11000431) |
2431 West Coast Hwy. 33°37′09″N 117°55′19″W / 33.619167°N 117.921944°W |
Newport Beach | ||
117 | Roger Y. Williams House |
(#06001237) |
29991 Camino Capistrano 33°31′43″N 117°40′19″W / 33.528611°N 117.671944°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
118 | John Woelke House |
(#13000474) |
400B N. West St. 33°50′11″N 117°55′41″W / 33.836479°N 117.928086°W |
Anaheim | ||
119 | George L. Wright House |
(#82000978) |
831 N. Minter St. 33°45′10″N 117°51′46″W / 33.752778°N 117.862778°W |
Santa Ana | ||
120 | Domingo Yorba Adobe and Casa Manuel Garcia |
(#82002222) |
31781 Camino Capistrano 33°30′01″N 117°39′44″W / 33.500278°N 117.662222°W |
San Juan Capistrano | ||
121 | Yost Theater-Ritz Hotel |
(#86000107) |
301-307 N. Spurgeon St. 33°44′50″N 117°51′52″W / 33.747222°N 117.864444°W |
Santa Ana | ||
122 | Young Men's Christian Association-Santa Ana-Tustin Chapter |
(#93000237) |
205 W. Civic Center Dr. 33°45′05″N 117°52′05″W / 33.751389°N 117.868056°W |
Santa Ana |
Former listing
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kraemer Garage |
(#79000512) |
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252 N. Anaheim Blvd. |
Anaheim |