Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1908.
“Buck House is a historic building in Vacaville, California, United States. Designed by George Sharpe, it was built in 1892 in the Queen Anne style and was placed on the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Will H. Buck House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Solano County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 272 fires within 5 miles of Will H. Buck House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,528 acres in total. None started naturally. 38 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 | 118 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PLEASANTS VALLEY RD / FOO |
| 7 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BUCKTOWN LN VACAVILLE |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | NEAL |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CHERRY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Will H. Buck House: 6 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Oil Deposit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Greenstone Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Q Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Cement Hill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Pacific Portland Cement Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Tolenas Springs | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vacaville, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 3 flood, 1 tornado, 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 2023 | Flood | Vacaville | - | Solano County reported that multiple roads were flooded across the county. |
| December 2021 | Flood | Vacaville | - | Lane flooded on I-80E at Alamo Dr. offramp. Reported storm total rainfall amounts in the area were in excess of 3 inches. |
| October 2021 | Heavy Rain | Vacaville | - | Heavy rain and flooding was reported in Solano County. A CoCoRaHS near Vacaville, CA reported 10.29 inches of storm total rain and 8.35 inches was also reported near lake Curry. |
| January 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Vacaville | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Flood | Vacaville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Vacaville Town Hall | 0.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Pena Adobe | 1.7 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85003372 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Solano County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |
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