Built in 1910 (Beaux-Arts). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
One of 160 National Register listings published here for Alameda County · listed in 1982 · category: Structure · built in 1910, Beaux-Arts, by John Galen Howard.
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 98 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 209 fires within 5 miles of Sather Gate and Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 388 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 148 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 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 |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | ANZA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Sather Gate and Bridge: 13 occurrences, 9 past producers, 4 producers, 4 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Hills | Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrite | |
| Kaiser Industries Corp | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Calcium | Prospect | ||
| Tunnel Rock | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tunnel Rock | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Berkeley Hills | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Ada Sand and Gravel Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berkeley, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Hail | Berkeley | $10 | Pea sized hail reported by spotter. Several other reports of pea sized hail also. |
| December 2022 | Heavy Rain | Berkeley | - | Trained spotter reported 4.45 inches of rain from 5 PM on December 30 to 5 PM on December 31. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Berkeley | - | Pea-sized hail reported in north Berkeley via social media. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Berkeley | - | Social media reports of another round of hail this morning in Berkeley. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Berkeley | - | Small hail reported in Berkeley. |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Berkeley | - | basement flooded |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Durant Hall | under 500 feet | 1982 |
| Wheeler Hall | under 500 feet | 1982 | |
 | South Hall | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | California Hall | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Doe Memorial Library | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Sather Tower | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004649 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Alameda County | All 160 listed properties in this county. |
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