Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1907.
“The Porter Building is a historic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the Downtown Historic District of Woodland, California.”
Wikipedia article Porter Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Yolo 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 189 fires within 5 miles of Porter Building between 2005 and 2020, burning about 275 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 145 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Porter Building: 11 unknowns, 9 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Ashley Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Cache Creek Aggregates | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cache Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cache Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cache Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Granite Construction Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Granite Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodland, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 3 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodland | $10,000 | Strong straight-line winds downed multiple trees and utility poles near downtown Woodland. Sacramento International Airport reported a max gust of 46 mph. Time was estimated by radar. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodland | $7,000 | A gustnado developed ahead of a line of showers moving through the city of Woodland. The discontinuous damage path was about 1700 feet long and 20 feet across. A tree two feet in diameter was uprooted, a section of metal bleachers were moved, and several tents were damaged. There was minor damage to three mobile homes in a nearby mobile home park, with porches pulled off and large flower pots knocked over. |
| November 2024 | Flood | Woodland | - | California Highway Patrol reported that half of the roadway was flooded at the intersection of State Route 16 and West Kentucky Avenue. |
| December 2021 | Flood | Woodland | - | Yolo county reported numerous flooded and closed roadways. Reported storm total rainfall amounts in the area were around 2 to 2.5 inches. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Woodland | - | The California Highway Patrol reported heavy rain caused flooding on Highway 16 in Woodland. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Woodland | - | A spotter SO47, located on highway 113 north of Davis, reported one inch hail stones. |
| October 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Woodland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Downtown Woodland Historic District | under 500 feet | 1999 |
 | Hotel Woodland | under 500 feet | 1994 |
 | Woodland Public Library | 0.1 miles | 1981 |
 | Woodland Opera House | 0.1 miles | 1971 |
 | I.O.O.F. Building | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Yolo County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000828 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yolo County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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