This list is undoubtedly incomplete. If you know of additions, please email me.
| Year | Structure |
|---|---|
| 1828 | Ranch House built for Rancho Santa Margarita, which is still in use as the traditional residence of Camp Pendleton commanders. |
| 1876 | Buildings at 211 N. Main used by the Fallbrook Women's Club. The surrey displayed there is circa 1872. |
| 1882 | De Luz post office opened.
131 West Beech Street, formerly Oddfellows temple, now Sun Center, oldest commercial building in Fallbrook. |
| 1884 | 127 West Elder, former charter school, now Sun manor, built on Juniper Street and moved to Elder street in the mid 1920s. |
| 1894 | Frederick Fox built home in Live Oak Canyon, just north of the Alvarado St. / Live Oak Park Road intersection. It is believed that this is the oldest original residence remaining in Fallbrook, and is one of the oldest structures in Fallbrook. (VN 11/11/99, 1) |
| 1910 -1914 | The Gird home, part of the original Gird Ranch on 5,000 acres. It was the first poured concrete home in San Diego County. (VN 7/1/99, 1) |
| 1913 | First Fallbrook High School built on East Mission Road at Iowa and Juniper (now Ivy?) Streets. It had 6 rooms, and was called Iowa Street School. Condemned as structurally unsafe to earthquakes in 1950s, and now used as FUESD office. |
| 1937 | Two-story school building with cafeteria and auditorium built at Maie Ellis Site. |
| 1941 | Two rooms added to new school building on Maie Ellis Site. Main building replaced by a U-shaped structure. |
| 1947 | San Diego Aqueduct operational.
Firehouse Broiler building built, used first as a welding shop, then a firehouse, now a restaurant. 431 South Main, former home of Fallbrook Sanitation District, now Sun Plaza. |
| 1949 | Fallbrook Street School built with 5 rooms. |
| 1950 | Fallbrook Hospital established. |
| 1952 | Construction of Second Aqueduct approved. |
| 1954 | 5 more rooms added to Fallbrook Street School.
Mary Fay Pendleton School built. |
| 1955 | 9 more rooms added to Fallbrook Street School. |
| 1957 | Fallbrook Union High School built. |
| 1961 | James E. Potter School built. |
| 1962 | Additions to Potter School. |
| 1964 | Additions to Potter School.
Pala Mesa Golf Course built. Fallbrook Airpark opened with dirt landing strip. |
| 1967 | Construction begins for hangars at Airpark. |
| ~1986 | Fallbrook Radio Telescope Built. |
| 1994 | Fallbrook Historical Society and Gem and Mineral Museum Building opens. |
Thanks to Roy Moosa for the dates for the Oddfellows temple, Fallbrook Sanitation District, and 127 West Elder.
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Last update: 9 August 2000 (Additions from Roy Moosa made on 1 February 2014)