Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1899.
“The Meek Mansion is a historic mansion in unincorporated Cherryland, California, just north of Hayward. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Meek Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 160 National Register listings published here for Alameda County · listed in 1973 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 94 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 308 fires within 5 miles of Meek Mansion and Carriage House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 350 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 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 | 206 |
| Smoking | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Meek Mansion and Carriage House: 7 producers, 4 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Salt Co. | Halite | Producer | ||
| Oliver Bros. Salt Co. | Halite | Producer | ||
| Chabot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| East Bay Excavation Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| San Leandro Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| La Vista Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| La Vista Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hayward, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports in 1998: 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Heavy Rain | Hayward | 1 killed | rain slick road and poor visibility caused auto accident |
| February 1998 | Flash Flood | Hayward | - | Flash flood on Castro Valley Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eden Congregational Church | 1.1 miles | 2007 |
 | Green Shutter Hotel | 1.9 miles | 2004 |
 | Casa Peralta | 2.6 miles | 1982 |
 | Peralta House | 4.2 miles | 1978 |
| Dunsmuir House | 4.4 miles | 1972 | |
 | Mills Hall | 7.5 miles | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000393 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Alameda County | All 160 listed properties in this county. |
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