Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1899.
“Ardenwood Historic Farm is a Regional Historic Landmark in Fremont, California. It is managed by the East Bay Regional Park District.”
Wikipedia article Ardenwood Historic Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 160 National Register listings published here for Alameda County · listed in 1985 · category: District.
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 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 323 fires within 5 miles of George Washington Patterson Ranch-Ardenwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,120 acres in total. None started naturally. 34 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 | 238 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | PIONEER |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge | MAYHEWS LANDING FIRE |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of George Washington Patterson Ranch-Ardenwood: 25 past producers, 16 producers, 4 occurrences. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interpace | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin, Silica | Producer | ||
| Morton Salt Co. | Halite | Producer | ||
| Taylor and Pitcher | Manganese, Salt, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Bellini Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dumbarton Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Leslie Salt Co | Salt | Producer | ||
| Newark Evaporation Ponds | Salt | Producer | ||
| Dumbarton Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dumbarton Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Durham Pit | Stone | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fremont, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2018: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fremont | $10,000 | Large tree crashed into a KFC in Newark causing damage to the property. Wind damage likely from previous night. Fremont RAWS reported gust of 44 mph previous night. |
| November 2018 | Flood | Fremont | - | Roadway flooding reported at I880 S and Thornton ave off ramp. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Washington Union High School | 3.1 miles | 1981 |
 | California Nursery Co. Guest House | 3.7 miles | 1971 |
 | Mission San Jose | 7.4 miles | 1971 |
 | Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District | 7.9 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85003043 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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