Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1912.
“The Hihn Building, also known as the Superintendent's Office, is a historic building at 201 Monterey Avenue in Capitola, California.”
Wikipedia article Hihn Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 42 National Register listings published here for Santa Cruz 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 62 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 411 fires within 5 miles of Hihn Building between 1992 and 2020, burning about 157 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 41 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 | 207 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Smoking | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
| 9 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | PALMER |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | CATHEDRAL |
| 6 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | ZIGLER |
| 5 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | PORTER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Hihn Building: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Gold, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aptos Placer | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Producer | Ilmenite, Magnetite | |
| Bachellor Ranch Quarry | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Neary Ranch | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Triumph Steel Co | Iron, Chromium, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Twin Lakes Beach | Gold | Producer | ||
| Twin Lakes Beach | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gibson Sand Fit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gibson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roach Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Capitola, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 1 storm surge/tide, 1 debris flow, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 deaths and 2 injuries. 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 1999 | Storm Surge/Tide | Capitola | 2 killed, 2 hurt, $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitola | $10 | A large pine tree was blown down near Soquel. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Capitola | - | Spotter reported pea-sized hail near Pleasure Point. |
| February 2017 | Debris Flow | Capitola | - | Mudslide blocking south bound lane Soquel San Jose Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Venetian Court Apartments | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
| Old Riverview Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1988 | |
 | Rispin Mansion | 0.5 miles | 1991 |
| Six Sisters-Lawn Way Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1987 | |
| Live Oak Ranch | 2.7 miles | 1975 | |
 | Bayview Hotel | 2.8 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000450 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Santa Cruz County | All 42 listed properties in this county. |
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