Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“The Pope Estate is a historic home located in Camp Richardson, near South Lake Tahoe, California.”
Wikipedia article Pope Estate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for El Dorado County · listed in 1987 · category: Building.
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 103 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 382 fires within 5 miles of Pope Estate between 1992 and 2020, burning about 347 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 30 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 | 106 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 94 |
| Smoking | 54 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | KEYS |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | VALHALLA |
| 7 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | EIGHT |
| 7 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | GRANITE |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | CASCADE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Pope Estate: 4 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Gold, Scandium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Scandium | Unknown | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Butler Pit | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Gilmore Lake Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Rule | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Butler Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Quarry 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Lake Tahoe, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 5 hail, 4 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2005 | Flood | South Lake Tahoe | $1,000,000 | Localized flooding was reported in areas south of Lake Tahoe. Sierra Pacific Power Company reported that at least eight power poles were knocked down, most likely due to the saturated ground. Power lines were also downed when trees fell on them. Around 4,000 people were left without power south of Lake Tahoe. This was the all-time record flood on Trout Creek in South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Valley, flooding U.S. Highway 50. General Creek flooded California Highway 89 at Sugar Pine Point State Park. |
| February 2017 | Flood | South Lake Tahoe | $250,000 | Heavy rain combined with snow berms and clogged storm drains to bring flooding to around 10 homes in South Lake Tahoe starting on the 8th. Bill and Shirley Avenues saw the most flooding damage per a KCRA news article. The damages are roughly estimated. |
| December 1996 | Heavy Rain | South Lake Tahoe | $100,000 | no account filed |
| October 2023 | Heavy Rain | South Lake Tahoe | - | A CoCoRaHS station (CA-ED-35) located 1.4 mi ENE of South Lake Tahoe reported a total rainfall amount of 0.56 inches. |
| March 2018 | Flood | South Lake Tahoe | - | Tahoe Daily Tribune reported that heavy rainfall caused flooding at two residences in South Lake Tahoe along Bill Avenue on 22 March. No damage estimates were available. |
| September 2017 | Hail | South Lake Tahoe | - | Public reported nickel size hail via Facebook. |
| July 2015 | Hail | South Lake Tahoe | - | The hail was estimated to be golf-ball sized from a Facebook image. The hail broke flower pots, a birdbath and two glass tables. |
| August 2013 | Hail | South Lake Tahoe | - | Penny to nickel hail was reported in South Lake Tahoe with hail accumulations up to 2 inches deep. |
| September 1998 | Hail | South Lake Tahoe | - | Very brief hail estimated up to 0.75 inch diameter along the south shore of Lake Tahoe near Emerald Bay. Reported by California Highway Patrol. |
| July 2015 | Hail | South Lake Tahoe | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Flood | South Lake Tahoe | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Estate | 0.1 miles | 1987 | |
| Heller Estate | 0.3 miles | 1987 | |
 | Vikingsholm | 3.4 miles | 1996 |
| Tahoe Meadows | 5.1 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000495 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| El Dorado County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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