Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1916.
“The McCullagh-Jones House is a historic house in Los Gatos, California. It was built prior to 1873, and redesigned in 1931.”
Wikipedia article McCullagh-Jones House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 117 National Register listings published here for Santa Clara County · listed in 1974 · 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 252 fires within 5 miles of McCullagh-Jones House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. None started naturally. 23 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 | 129 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | LOST |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | FEE |
| 6 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | PG&E #22 |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of McCullagh-Jones House: 9 past producers, 5 producers, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker Creek | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Hooker Creek | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Steinheimer Ranch Prospect | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Douglas Ranch | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Douglas Ranch | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Clara Mill | Mercury | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Alma | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Lone Hill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Lone Hill | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Los Gatos, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 2002 and 2020: 5 debris flow, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Hail | Los Gatos | $5,000,000 | Damage dollar amounts is a low estimate. Impacts are not fully known, but any individual car crash would likely exceed this amount. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Los Gatos | $10 | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Hail | Los Gatos | - | Spotter reported small hail in Los Gatos. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Gatos | - | Los Gatos station reported. |
| January 2019 | Debris Flow | Los Gatos | - | Mud slide reported at Cats/Lexington south side on Hwy 17. |
| November 2018 | Flood | Los Gatos | - | Roadway flooding reported at Daves Avenue and SR9. |
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | Los Gatos | - | Los Gatos Creek flooding. |
| January 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Los Gatos | - | Video of brief funnel cloud submitted via social media. Location and timing are approximate from radar. |
| February 2017 | Debris Flow | Los Gatos | - | Mud and rocks blocking Limekin Canyon Rd at Soda Springs Rd. |
| February 2017 | Debris Flow | Los Gatos | - | Highway 17 southbound shut down due to rock slide just north of Lexington Reservoir. |
| February 2017 | Debris Flow | Los Gatos | - | Mud slide reported at 18500 Limekiln Canyon Road. |
| February 2017 | Debris Flow | Los Gatos | - | Rock slide, trees down at SR9 and Serramonte off ramp. |
| January 2010 | Flood | Los Gatos | - | State Highway 17 was closed for about three hours due to flooding. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Los Gatos | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Heavy Rain | Los Gatos | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Steinbeck House | 0.5 miles | 1989 | |
 | Los Gatos Historic Commercial District | 0.7 miles | 1991 |
 | Forbes Mill Annex | 0.8 miles | 1978 |
 | Yung See San Fong House | 2.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Villa Montalvo | 2.3 miles | 1978 |
 | Saratoga Village Library | 2.9 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74000558 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Santa Clara County | All 117 listed properties in this county. |
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