Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1913.
“Gew Mansion is a historic house located at 345 W. Gew, a Chinese immigrant and a successful gambler and proprietor of gaming houses.”
Wikipedia article Wong K. Gew Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for San Joaquin County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 817 fires within 5 miles of Wong K. Gew Mansion between 2007 and 2019, burning about 498 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 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 | 738 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | 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 3 workings within 5 miles of Wong K. Gew Mansion: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin Brick Plant | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Stockton Brick & Tile Co. | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stockton, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 4 flood, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Flood | Stockton | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding in the westbound lanes of Cherokee Road and Sanguinetti Lane. |
| February 2026 | Flood | Stockton | - | California Highway Patrol reported flooding in the slow lane. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Stockton | - | California Highway of Patrol reports the Alpine Ave on-ramp to I-5 N is flooded. |
| January 2024 | Flood | Stockton | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding from heavy rain. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Stockton | - | The public reported hail with hail stones up to an inch in Stockton. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | There were numerous reports of roadway flooding in Stockton due to heavy rain and large amounts of small accumulating hail on May 19th. Law enforcement reported March Lane and Quail Lakes being shut down along with Hammer Lane between Lorraine Ave and Girardi Way due to flooding. |
| March 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Stockton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Moses Rodgers House | 0.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Nippon Hospital | 0.9 miles | 1978 |
 | Tretheway Block | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
 | Sperry Office Building | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
 | Fox California Theater | 1.0 miles | 1979 |
 | Sperry Union Flour Mill | 1.0 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000761 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| San Joaquin County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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