Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
One of 117 National Register listings published here for Santa Clara County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 89 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 153 fires within 5 miles of Galindo-Leigh House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. None started naturally. 20 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 | 91 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | FEE |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Galindo-Leigh House: 19 past producers, 7 producers, 5 unknowns, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Mercury, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azevado Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Hubble Quarry and Mill | Granite | Unknown | ||
| Piazza Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Winfield Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chaboya | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Chaboya - Hillsdale | Mercury | Past Producer | 1847 | |
| Gladding Bros. Mfg. Co. | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gladding Bros. Mfg. Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Guadalupe Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1846, 1856 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Campbell, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 16 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | Flood | Campbell | 1 killed | As an arrest warrant was being served at a home in Campbell, a man ran into his backyard and hopped over a fence, where a cement drainage ditch was running at full capacity. The man tried to jump over the ditch but got caught in the water and dragged downstream. The Police Officers saw him try to keep his head above water, but he went under and drowned. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Campbell | $10 | CHP reported flooding on North Winchester Boulevard offramp for Interstate 280, closing the road. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Campbell | - | Roadway flooding reported on southbound State Route 17 right before the offramp onto Hamilton Avenue, with the offramp reported as almost completely flooded. |
| December 2024 | Flood | Campbell | - | Slow lane of southbound Interstate 280 was blocked west of Saratoga Avenue. |
| January 2020 | Flood | Campbell | - | Roadway flooding at SR-17 S and Hamilton Ave off ramp. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Campbell | - | A lot of standing water on the SB I-280 off ramp at Saratoga. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Campbell | - | Roadway flooding on SB 280 at Saratoga Ave off ramp. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Campbell | - | SB I-280 under Winchester Blvd is under 3 inches of water. |
| April 2018 | Lightning | Campbell | - | Media reported that a private jet was struck by lightning 5 miles west of Mineta San Jose International Airport. |
| December 2018 | Flood | Campbell | - | Roadway flooding on southbound I-280 at Saratoga off ramp. Hydroplaning of cars have resulted in accidents. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Campbell | - | Roadway flooding. 1 foot deep in right lane of I-280 and Saratoga Ave. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Campbell | - | Water 2.5 feet deep blocking some lanes of I280 near Saratoga Ave off ramp. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Campbell | - | Half a foot of water across entire SR17 NB off ramp to Hamilton Ave. |
| February 2015 | Flood | Campbell | - | Car accident on Southbound Interstate 280 at South Saratoga Ave onramp due to standing water on the interstate. |
| February 2015 | Flood | Campbell | - | Number one lane of Northbound State Route 17 at the Hamilton Ave On ramp flooded. |
| February 2014 | Flood | Campbell | - | Flooding reported on the Interstate 280 Off Ramp at Saratoga. |
| January 2010 | Flood | Campbell | - | Heavy rain led to flooding in the southbound lanes of State Route 17 in the vicinity of Hamilton Avenue. At least one lane of traffic was closed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Capt. James A. Hamilton House | 0.5 miles | 1980 |
 | Fairglen Additions (Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3) | 1.1 miles | 2019 |
 | John Colpitts Ainsley House No. 3 | 1.2 miles | 2005 |
 | Campbell Union Grammar School | 1.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Campbell Union High School Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1989 |
 | Earl and Virginia Young House | 2.3 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000857 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Santa Clara County | All 117 listed properties in this county. |
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