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Photograph of Mountain Winery
Photograph by Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Paul Masson Mountain Winery

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.

From the record

“The Mountain Winery, formerly the Paul Masson Mountain Winery, is a winery in Saratoga, California, United States, North America. It was founded by Paul Masson, a pioneer of the California wine industry.”

Wikipedia article Mountain Winery, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 117 National Register listings published here for Santa Clara County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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.
  • Listed as. Masson, Paul, Mountain Winery - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. Pierce Rd., Saratoga, 95070
  • When was it listed? June 1983
  • Category. building
  • Census division. San Jose
  • National Register reference number. 83001239 - 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.

Fires near this property

184 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Paul Masson Mountain Winery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 225 acres in total. None started naturally. 23 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/undetermined85
Equipment and vehicle use34
Arson/incendiarism23
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Smoking8
Debris and open burning7
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
4 September 2018Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
28 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSanta Clara UnitSANBORN
27 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
25 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitKING
23 September 2003Smokingunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitSKYLINE
22 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Paul Masson Mountain Winery: 7 producers, 6 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Limestone, General. 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
Permanente QuarryCalcium, Clay, Limestone, GeneralProducer
Stevens Creek QuarryStone, DimensionUnknown
Permanente Cement Co.Calcium, ClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Permanente Cement PlantLimestone, General, ClayProducer
Unnamed Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Permanente Cement PlantCalciumProducer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Stevens Creek QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Stevens Creek QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Santa Clara County

Storms near this property

8 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saratoga, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2019: 4 debris flow, 2 heavy rain, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2019FloodSaratoga-Mud/dirt/rock at Mt Eden Rd and Orchard Meadow Dr blocking most of roadway.
February 2019Debris FlowSaratoga-Mud slide blocking lanes at SR 9 and Booker Creek Rd.
February 2019FloodSaratoga-Mud in NB lane of CA-9 1 mile south of Redwood Gulch.
February 2017Debris FlowSaratoga-Eastbound lanes of SR9 blocked near Sanborn Rd.
February 2017Debris FlowSaratoga-Blocking NB lanes of SR9 and Pierce Road.
February 2017Debris FlowSaratoga-Second mudslide in area and a tree down partially blocking 23600 SR9 near Savannah-Chanelle Vineyard.
December 2014Heavy RainSaratoga-Trees down in Saratoga due to the heavy rainfall weakening the ground.
December 2002Heavy RainSaratoga-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Santa Clara 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
Hakone Historic District1.3 miles2013
Welch-Hurst1.5 miles1978
Saratoga Village Library1.8 miles2007
Woodhills1.8 miles1978
Saratoga Foothill Club1.9 miles2005
Villa Montalvo2.2 miles1978

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 83001239 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Santa Clara CountyAll 117 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.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.