Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1899.
“The Peralta Home at 561 Lafayette Avenue in San Leandro, California, was the first brick house built in 1860 in Alameda County. It is also known as the Alta Mira Club House, and Casa Peralta.”
Wikipedia article Peralta Home, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 160 National Register listings published here for Alameda County · listed in 1978 · 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 382 fires within 5 miles of Peralta House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 270 acres in total. None started naturally. 37 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 | 251 |
| Smoking | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | 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 14 workings within 5 miles of Peralta House: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alum | Sulfur, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Leona | Sulfur, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Leona Heights | Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Alma | Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | 1892 | |
| Alum | Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Chabot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kaiser Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Radum Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| San Leandro Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Leona Quarry | Stone | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Leandro, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2012: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Heavy Rain | San Leandro | $10,000 | Two cars collided on westbound I-580 near Benedict Drive in San Leandro. |
| October 2009 | Flood | San Leandro | - | Standing water covered the entire Benedict Drive onramp to Interstate 580. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsmuir House | 1.2 miles | 1972 | |
 | Casa Peralta | 2.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Mills Hall | 3.5 miles | 1971 |
 | Melrose Baptist Church | 3.8 miles | 2017 |
 | Meek Mansion and Carriage House | 4.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Antonio Maria Peralta House | 4.9 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000654 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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