From the record
One of 106 National Register listings published here for Sacramento County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
One of 106 National Register listings published here for Sacramento County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of William Ehrhardt House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 592 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | not named |
| 17 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | I5 ELKGR |
| 13 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | LODI |
| 27 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | LODI LEVEE |
| 19 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | COURTLAND |
| 17 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 12 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | HOOD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of William Ehrhardt House: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clarksburg Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| West Coast Building Wreck | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elk Grove, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 4 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2000 | Lightning | Elk Grove | $150,000 | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Elk Grove | $2,000 | A very weak tornado skimmed a residential area just south of downtown Elk Grove shortly after noon. Damage was minimal but consistent in a narrow one mile path. Most of the damage was to small tree branches but also included two power lines tipped... a rooftop solar heating unit damaged... and minor damage to fence panels at two locations. No structural damage was noted. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Elk Grove | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding of lanes 3 and 4 on State Route 99 and Elk Grove Boulevard. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Elk Grove | - | There was roadway flooding on Northbound SR 99 at Elk Grove Blvd. due to heavy rains. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Elk Grove | - | Cosumnes Fire Department reported a water rescue of persons stuck on a temporary island in the middle of Laguna Creek in East Elk Grove. |
| January 2000 | Heavy Rain | Elk Grove | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Flood | Elk Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Rosebud Ranch | 3.7 miles | 1979 |
| Elk Grove Historic District | 4.6 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000614 in Record Group 79. |
| Sacramento County | All 106 listed properties in this county. |