Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
One of 49 National Register listings published here for Contra Costa County · listed in 2006 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 211 fires within 5 miles of Maynard and Katharine Buehler House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 616 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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 | 119 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | SAINT MARYS RD MORAGA |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | SMALL |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | ANZA |
| 3 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | WILDCAT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Maynard and Katharine Buehler House: 12 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 producers, 3 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Asbestos. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alum | Sulfur, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Leona Heights | Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Unnamed Location | Calcium | Prospect | ||
| Alma | Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | 1892 | |
| Alma | Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Alum | Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| John D. Hoff Asbestos Co | Asbestos | Producer | ||
| John D. Hoff Asbestos Co. | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Rr Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orinda, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 7 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2012 | Flood | Orinda | $250,000 | During heavy rainfall, a 24 inch culvert failed and collapsed, opening up a 20 foot sinkhole on Tarabrook Drive. One lane of traffic could still get by the sinkhole. The Orinda City Council declared a state of emergency due to this large sinkhole. |
| February 2000 | Flash Flood | Orinda | $100,000 | A 6 foot wall of water and mud flowed through the yardsand residences along Glorietta court near Moraga way. |
| November 2024 | Flood | Orinda | $10 | Water was reported on all lanes of Westbound State Highway 24 at Camino Pablo. |
| December 2024 | Flood | Orinda | - | Water was reported across all lanes of eastbound State Highway 24 at the junction with St Stephens Drive. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Orinda | - | Roadway flooding at SR 24E at Acalanes Rd. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Orinda | - | Roadway flooding at SR-24 E and Saint Stephens Dr off ramp. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Orinda | - | Small hail along with thunder and lightning reported in Orinda. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Orinda | - | Flooding in off ramps of SR24 at Acalanes Rd. |
| December 1996 | Flood | Orinda | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Moraga Adobe | 1.6 miles | 1972 |
 | Charles W. Merrill House | 2.6 miles | 2005 |
 | Hershell-Spillman Merry-Go-Round | 5.5 miles | 1976 |
 | Robert Stanley Sr. Dollar House | 5.5 miles | 2013 |
 | Patrick Rodgers Farm | 7.1 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001118 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Contra Costa County | All 49 listed properties in this county. |
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