Built in 1897. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1896.
“Benicia station is a former train station in Benicia, California. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 as Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot.”
Wikipedia article Benicia station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Solano County · listed in 2017 · category: Building · built in 1897.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 87 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 390 fires within 5 miles of Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,442 acres in total. None started naturally. 56 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 | 197 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Smoking | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | FOUR |
| 7 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 acres | Santa Clara Unit | BRICKYARD |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SKY VALLEY |
| 5 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | HWY 4 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot: 6 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Mercury, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Main Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Martinez | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Mcnears | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Port Costa Shale Quarrys | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borges Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Borges Prospect | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Hastings | Mercury | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Benicia, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 2 flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 2025 | Flood | Benicia | - | California Highway Patrol reported the westbound onramp of I-780 at Military Road completely flooded and shut down due to heavy rain. |
| November 2024 | Flood | Benicia | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at the Interstate 780 and Military West onramp, prompting a closure of the onramp from around 0945 AM PST through 1700 PST on November 23rd. |
| January 2000 | Heavy Rain | Benicia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Von Pfister General Store | 0.2 miles | 2015 | |
 | Carr House | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Joseph Fischer House | 0.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Benicia Capitol State Historic Park | 0.4 miles | 1971 |
 | Crooks Mansion | 0.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Old Masonic Hall | 0.6 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001664 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Solano County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |
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