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Photograph of Saratoga Village Library
Photograph by EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Saratoga Village Library

Built in 1927. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.

From the record

“Saratoga Village Library, formerly known as the Saratoga Library, is a historic building in Saratoga, California designed by architect Eldridge T. The building is historically significant due to its long association with the development of civic life of Saratoga throughout the 20th century, serving as the only library for the community for 51 years.”

Wikipedia article Saratoga Village Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 117 National Register listings published here for Santa Clara County · listed in 2007 · category: Building · built in 1927.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 14410 Oak St., Saratoga, 95070
  • When was it listed? January 2007
  • Category. building
  • Census division. San Jose
  • When was it built? 1927
  • National Register reference number. 06001238 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

249 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 249 fires within 5 miles of Saratoga Village Library between 1992 and 2020, burning about 207 acres in total. None started naturally. 36 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/undetermined120
Equipment and vehicle use37
Arson/incendiarism36
Smoking16
Power generation/transmission/distribution15
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Debris and open burning7
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2018Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2016Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
28 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSanta Clara UnitSANBORN

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Saratoga Village Library: 9 past producers, 5 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Calcium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Permanente Cement PlantCalciumProducer
Stevens Creek QuarryStone, DimensionUnknown
Unnamed Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Commercial MaterialsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Commercial MaterialsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Los Gatos Sand & Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Los Gatos Sand & Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pierce Road QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

Every working recorded in Santa Clara County

Storms near this property

8 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saratoga, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2019: 4 debris flow, 2 heavy rain, 2 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2019FloodSaratoga-Mud/dirt/rock at Mt Eden Rd and Orchard Meadow Dr blocking most of roadway.
February 2019Debris FlowSaratoga-Mud slide blocking lanes at SR 9 and Booker Creek Rd.
February 2019FloodSaratoga-Mud in NB lane of CA-9 1 mile south of Redwood Gulch.
February 2017Debris FlowSaratoga-Eastbound lanes of SR9 blocked near Sanborn Rd.
February 2017Debris FlowSaratoga-Blocking NB lanes of SR9 and Pierce Road.
February 2017Debris FlowSaratoga-Second mudslide in area and a tree down partially blocking 23600 SR9 near Savannah-Chanelle Vineyard.
December 2014Heavy RainSaratoga-Trees down in Saratoga due to the heavy rainfall weakening the ground.
December 2002Heavy RainSaratoga-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Santa Clara County

Maps showing this location

21 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Saratoga Foothill Club0.1 miles2005
Hakone Historic District0.7 miles2013
Villa Montalvo1.0 miles1978
Warner Hutton House1.2 miles2006
Miller-Melone Ranch1.7 miles1993
Paul Masson Mountain Winery1.8 miles1983

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 06001238 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Santa Clara CountyAll 117 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.