Built in 1856 (Renaissance Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
One of 49 National Register listings published here for Contra Costa County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1856, Renaissance Revival architecture.
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 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 551 fires within 5 miles of Don Francisco Galindo House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,110 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 94 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 | 225 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 94 |
| Smoking | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 69 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | 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 30 workings within 5 miles of Don Francisco Galindo House: 11 occurrences, 6 past producers, 5 producers, 5 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark & Sons | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Cowell | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Cowell Silver | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Cowell Silver Sand Co., Laws | Silica | Producer | Sand | |
| Mt. Diablo Lime Marl Co. | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| N. M. Ball Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Co. | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Mt. Diablo Lime Marl Co. | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Calcium | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Concord, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports in 2018: 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Hail | Concord | - | Pea sized hail reported on social media. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Concord | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Don Fernando Pacheco Adobe | 1.6 miles | 1980 |
 | William T. Hendrick House | 2.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Shadelands Ranch House | 3.4 miles | 1985 |
 | Patrick Rodgers Farm | 3.5 miles | 1991 |
 | Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial | 5.4 miles | 2009 |
 | John Muir National Historic Site | 5.4 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000553 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Contra Costa County | All 49 listed properties in this county. |
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