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Photograph of Princeton Hotel
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Princeton Hotel

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.

From the record

One of 63 National Register listings published here for San Mateo County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Capistrano Rd. and Prospect Way, Princeton, 94019
  • When was it listed? January 1979
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Half Moon Bay
  • National Register reference number. 79000543 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1892 to 1997

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.

Topographic sheet covering Princeton Hotel, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet covering Princeton Hotel, surveyed 1892

Fires near this property

102 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Princeton Hotel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined65
Natural9
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitSCARPER
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitPILARCITOS
28 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit5TH ST / EAST AV
28 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitMADRONA AV EL_GRANADA
26 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionDEVILS SLIDE TUNNEL SOUTH
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitAIRPORT ST / LOS BANOS AV
21 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCORAL REEF AV EL_GRANADA
2 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSAN MATEO

Every fire recorded in San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Princeton Hotel: 7 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
MiguelGraniteProducer
Deniston PeakGoldPast ProducerGold
Dennison PeakGoldProspect
El GranadaStoneProducer
El GranadaStonePast Producer
MiguelStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pilarcitos #138StoneProducer
Pilarcitos Quarry and Plant No. 138Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
VasquezStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
DuncanSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in San Mateo County

Maps showing this location

21 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Point Montara Light Station2.8 miles1991
Pilarcitos Creek Bridge4.0 miles2014
William Adam Simmons House4.3 miles1992
Methodist Episcopal Church at Half Moon Bay4.3 miles1980
James Johnston House5.2 miles1973
Sanchez Adobe Park5.7 miles1976

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 79000543 in Record Group 79.
San Mateo CountyAll 63 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.