Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
One of 63 National Register listings published here for San Mateo County · listed in 1976 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 105 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 148 fires within 5 miles of Sanchez Adobe Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 22 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 | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | 5TH ST / EAST AV |
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | DEVILS SLIDE TUNNEL SOUTH |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | AIRPORT ST / LOS BANOS AV |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Sanchez Adobe Park: 8 past producers, 6 producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifica Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Deniston Peak | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Dennison Peak | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Brumley-Donaldson Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rockaway | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Calif. Aggregates | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Marks Materials Inc. | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Rockaway | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Rockaway | Calcium | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pacifica, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2020: 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Heavy Rain | Pacifica | 5 hurt, $50,000 | Two accidents shut down Highway 1 for brief periods. One occurred on March 14 which was a head-on crash just south of Devil's Slide. Two sedans were involved with minor injuries to the two drivers. The other occurred on March 16 when two trucks collided at 10:45 am west of the turnoff for Ox Mountain landfill. Three riders suffered minor cuts and bruises. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacifica | - | Mesonet station on Lake Drive reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | San Francisco Bay Discovery Site | 2.3 miles | 1968 |
 | Point Montara Light Station | 3.8 miles | 1991 |
 | Golden Gate National Cemetery | 4.7 miles | 2016 |
 | Princeton Hotel | 5.7 miles | 1979 |
 | Southern Pacific Depot | 6.0 miles | 1978 |
 | Kohl Mansion | 6.1 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000525 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| San Mateo County | All 63 listed properties in this county. |
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