Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1913.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Monterey County · listed in 1986 · 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 84 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 298 fires within 5 miles of Frank LaVerne Buck House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 333 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 18 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 | 149 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 46 |
| Smoking | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MORSE |
| 9 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | MAJELLA RD / SLOAT RD |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | EQUESTRIAN |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 1835 |
| 6 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | 17 MILE DR / BIRD ROCK RD |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | BIRD |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | BEU003326 |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Frank LaVerne Buck House: 9 past producers, 8 producers, 4 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Monte Prop. Co-Fan Shell Beach | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Del Monte Prop. Co. - Fanshell Beah | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Sawmill Gulch | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Del Monte Properties Co | Stone | Producer | ||
| Jefferson Street Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Ruthyen Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Atkinson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| David Avenue | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Del Monte Properties Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Del Monte Properties Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pacific Grove, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 1 storm surge/tide, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1999 | Storm Surge/Tide | Pacific Grove | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| December 2025 | Funnel Cloud | Pacific Grove | - | A funnel cloud was observed around 1 mile off the coast of Asilomar. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Pacific Grove | - | Social media video showing small hail in Pacific Grove. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gosby House Inn | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
| Chautauqua Hall | 0.2 miles | 2026 | |
 | Centrella Hotel | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Trimmer Hill | 0.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Lou Ellen Parmelee House | 0.9 miles | 1998 |
 | Pacific Biological Laboratories | 1.0 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86002401 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Monterey County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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