Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1935.
“The Hinds Hotel is a historic building located in Freestone, California in the United States. Built in 1876, the Hinds Hotel is a former hotel, antique store and plant nursery.”
Wikipedia article Hinds Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 73 National Register listings published here for Sonoma County · listed in 1979 · 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 48 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 242 fires within 5 miles of Hinds Hotel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 419 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | HWY 1 JENNER |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BARNETT |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HWY, CDF TAC 6 4 |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HIGHWAY 1 |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BODEGA |
| 6 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | GRATON |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BARNETT |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BARNETT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Hinds Hotel: 7 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Garnet | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Bloomfield Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Graham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Meeker Ocher Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Baldrini Prospect | Chromium | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freestone, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 3 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Flood | Freestone | - | Valley Ford-Freestone Road was closed between Bodega Highway and State Route 1. |
| December 2024 | Flood | Freestone | - | Vehicle stuck in floodwaters on Bodega Highway near Freestone. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Freestone | - | Roadway flooding reported at Freestone Valley Ford Rd and Bodega Hwy. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freestone Store | 0.2 miles | 2022 | |
 | Watson School | 1.7 miles | 1978 |
 | Gold Ridge Farm | 4.7 miles | 1978 |
 | George A. Strout House | 5.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Hicks House | 5.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Sebastopol Depot of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway | 5.4 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79000557 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sonoma County | All 73 listed properties in this county. |
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