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Photograph of San Jose Central Fire Station
Photograph by ECTran71, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

San Jose Central Fire Station

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.

From the record

“The San Jose Central Fire Station, also known as San Jose Fire Station One, was the central fire station for the San Jose Fire Department in downtown San Jose, California. The International-style firehouse was designed by the architectural firm Binder & Curtis and built in 1951.”

Wikipedia article San Jose Central Fire Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 117 National Register listings published here for Santa Clara County · listed in 2015 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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. 201 N. Market St., San Jose, 95110
  • When was it listed? January 2015
  • Category. building
  • Census division. San Jose
  • Architectural style. International Style
  • National Register reference number. 14001113 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Then and now

1889 to 1978

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering San Jose Central Fire Station, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet covering San Jose Central Fire Station, surveyed 1889

Fires near this property

88 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of San Jose Central Fire Station between 2001 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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/undetermined62
Smoking10
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
22 September 2018Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
12 September 2019Smokingunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named

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 San Jose Central Fire Station: 12 past producers, 4 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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
Azevado QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Hubble Quarry and MillGraniteUnknown
QuarryStoneProducer
QuarryStoneUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hubble Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
ChaboyaMercuryUnknown
Chaboya - HillsdaleMercuryPast Producer1847
HillsdaleMercuryProducer

Every working recorded in Santa Clara County

Storms near this property

33 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Jose, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 19 flood, 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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
October 2016FloodSan Jose1 hurtOne person was reported possibly trapped inside a car on northbound Highway 280 south of the 87 connector near the Reed Street offramp before 6 a.m. 10/27, according to the CHP and San Jose firefighters. ||Http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Slow-Down-Accidents-Abound-in-Bay-Area-as-Rain-Pelts-Highways-399016231.html.
December 1997Tornado (F0)San Jose$20,000weak tornado damaged some trailers in a trailer park. Minor damage to a few trailers.
February 2014Flash FloodSan Jose$500Several inches of standing water covering all lanes near Interstate 280 and Highway 87.
January 2024FloodSan Jose$10Standing water approximately 6 inches deep was reported on the offramp from Northbound Interstate 280 to Bird Avenue.
January 2024FloodSan Jose-Flooding was reported on southbound Interstate 280 north of California Highway 87 and on the ramp to Highway 87.
February 2024FloodSan Jose-Flooding was reported in the number 3 and 4 lanes of northbound Interstate 280 just south of California Highway 87.
March 2021FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding northbound 280 & 87 due to heavy rain.
January 2021FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding at I-280 S and SR-87 connector, approximately 8 inches of water in road.
January 2020FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding on SR-87 N and I-280 connector. Standing water in north bound and south bound lanes.
August 2020LightningSan Jose-Lightning struck two houses in San Jose, setting one on fire https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/08/16/lightning-from-rare-bay-area-thunderstorm-leaves-damage-in-its-wake/. Amount of damage unknown.
January 2019FloodSan Jose-All lanes flooded on connecting ramp of I 280N and SR 87.
February 2019HailSan Jose-Spotter reports slightly larger than pea-sized hail near 101-280/680.
March 2019LightningSan Jose-A thunderstorm over San Jose produced small accumulating hail and lightning. Circ De Sole in San Jose was canceled due to lightning.
March 2019HailSan Jose-Accumulating hail reported in San Jose.
March 2019HailSan Jose-Multiple reports of small accumulating hail.
March 2019LightningSan Jose-Video on social media showing lightning striking a transformer causing it to explode.
April 2018FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding reported on SB-87 to SB-280 connecting ramp.
January 2018HailSan Jose-BB sized hail.
January 2018FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding reported at I280 S and 10th Street off ramp.
March 2018HailSan Jose-Small hail reprted on I-87 in San Jose.
April 2018HailSan Jose-Small hail reported at San Jose State University.
January 2017FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding along hwy 280.
February 2017FloodSan Jose-Multiple homes flooded in the San Jose Nordale area at Senter and Phelan.
February 2017FloodSan Jose-All lanes flooded SR 87 southbound jno Park Ave off ramp.
October 2016FloodSan Jose-Even as the sun began to break through as the rain eased up, drivers discovered flooded roads. One full lane of Senter Road across from San Jose's Kelley Park was impassable. Despite a warning sign, some big rigs and smaller vehicles plowed through the small lake anyway.||Http://abc7news.com/weather/heavy-rain-drenches-south-bay-/1578706/.
December 2016FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding reported on US 101 NB to NB 680.
December 2016FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding reported on I280N to SR87 connecting ramp.
February 2015FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding on Northbound Interstate 280 at the North Bird Ave off ramp.
December 2014FloodSan Jose-Flooding blocks left lane of Northbound CA 87 connector ramp to Northbound Interstate 280 in San Jose.
February 2014FloodSan Jose-Roadway flooding reported on Walters Road.
February 1998Flash FloodSan Jose-Guadalupe River at Blossom Hill Blvd.
February 1998Flash FloodSan Jose-Ross Creek at Cherry street.
February 1998Flash FloodSan Jose-Coyote Creek at Edenvale

Every storm recorded in Santa Clara County

Maps showing this location

13 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
Moir Buildingunder 500 feet1982
Luis Maria Peralta Adobe0.2 miles1973
St. James Square Historic District0.2 miles1979
First Unitarian Universalist Church0.3 miles1977
De Anza Hotel0.3 miles1982
San Jose Downtown Historic District0.4 miles1983

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 14001113 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.