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Historical Society Resources.

List of 203 Designated Historic Structures
List of 22 Historic Landmarks Structures
List of 5 Buildings on National Register of Historic Places
Static Map of 203 Designated Historic Structures
Interactive Map of 203 Designated Historic Structures
Department of Parks and Recreation 2006 Records of San Clemente’s Historic Structures
Timeline of the History of San Clemente

City Resources.

Historic Preservation Element of General Plan
Architectural Overlay
2006 Historic Resources Survey Update
Miramar Theatre Historic Structures Report
Municipal Code
Design Guidelines
Historic Preservation
Historic Property Preservation Agreements Application
Cultural Heritage Permit

Architectural Preservation Resources.

San Clemente Historic Resources and Landmarks
Historic Property Preservation Agreements (Mills Act)
Historic Preservation and Sustainability
Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture

State and Federal Resources.

State Office of Historic Preservation - State of California
Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program - State of California
National Register of Historic Places - National Parks Service
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties - National Parks Service

Other resources.

SCHS presentation on the History of the Miramar

HistoricFunding.com - database of funding sources available for historic preservation and restoration

These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the San Clemente Historical Society of any of the services or opinions of the corporation or organization. The San Clemente Historical Society bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.

Books.

The Heritage of San Clemente: 1925-2000 by Homer Banks, 1930
Life at the Casa Romantica by Nora Schuyler, 1968
San Clemente, City of "White Houses" by Robert Tassie Heywood 1969
President Nixon, The First Family Estate: San Clemente, CA, 1925-1969 by R.T. Heywood, 1970
Silver Anniversary History: Rotary Club of San Clemente by Phil Ellsworth, 1971
The Lonely Lady of San Clemente: Pat Nixon by Lester Davi, 1978
The San Clemente Story by The San Clemente Historical Society
Inside the Casa Romantica by Lloyd Hanson, 1999
The Heritage of San Clemente: 1925-2000 by Doris Walker, 2000
From Fishcarts to Fiestas by Blythe Welton & Mary Lou Nicolai, 2004
San Clemente: Hither, Thither & Yon by Bill Thomas, 2004
Casa Romantica, a Spanish Home by the Sea" Lisa Merryman 2008
San Clemente, California, Spanish Village by the Sea by Mike Newel, 2009
San Clemente (Images of America) by Jennifer A. Garey, 2010
View From The Pier: Stories From San Clemente by Herman Sillas, 2014

Newspapers.

El Heraldo was the SC newspaper published from 1926 until 1933. The San Clemente Library has all editions on microfiche.
The Sun Post News published here for many subsequent years. Those editions are available at the library.
The San Clemente Journal
The San Clemente Times
San Clemente Historical Society Newsletter Archives

Videos.

San Clemente: Then and Now (2012)
Inside the Miramar Theatre (2016)
Around Town: Ole Hanson Beach Club Grand Reopening (2016)
La Casa Pacifica (2015)
Casa Romantica (2014)
Sweet San Clemente Performed Live and Lyrics by Kevin and Freda Danzig

Some of the above book and publications are available online, some at the library, some at the Casa Romantica, and some we have in our archives. Please contact us for help in finding what you need.