Built in 1973. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
One of 117 National Register listings published here for Santa Clara County · listed in 1973 · category: District · built in 1973.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Alviso Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | SIERRA |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Alviso Historic District: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Evaporators | Salt | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roggasch Bros. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Scott Creek Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alviso, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Flood | Alviso | - | About 1 ft of water on Hwy 237 and Caribbean off ramp. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | James Lick Mill | 2.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Agnews Insane Asylum | 2.3 miles | 1997 |
 | Milpitas Grammar School | 3.4 miles | 1993 |
| US Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, California, Historic District | 4.7 miles | 1994 | |
| Flight And Guidance Simulation Laboratory | 4.9 miles | 2017 | |
| Arc Jet Complex | 5.1 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000449 in Record Group 79. |
| Santa Clara County | All 117 listed properties in this county. |
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