Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1912.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Monterey County · listed in 1995 · 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 36 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 119 fires within 5 miles of Castroville Japanese Language School between 1992 and 2018, burning about 101 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | ELKHORN |
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | MELUGAN |
| 30 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CABEU003693 |
| 29 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | ELKHORN |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ELKHORN |
| 24 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CABEU003947 |
| 23 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | PESANTE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Castroville Japanese Language School: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 plants, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Chromium, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arca Roofing Tile Plant | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Monterey Bay Salt Works | Salt | Producer | ||
| Moss Landing Brick Plant | Magnesite | Plant | ||
| Moss Landing Magnesia Plant | Chromium, Magnesite | Plant | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lapis #110 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pacific Cement,Aggregates Inc-Lapiz | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Castroville, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2018: 1 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2014 | Heavy Rain | Castroville | $1,000 | Heavy rain overwhelmed the sewage plant in Castroville resulting in a sewage spill. |
| January 2018 | Flood | Castroville | - | Roadway flooding reported at Pajaro and Haight St. |
| January 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Castroville | - | Funnel cloud reported. Did not touch down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe | 6.0 miles | 1973 |
| Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe | 6.0 miles | 1973 |
 | Peter J. Bontadelli House | 6.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital | 7.6 miles | 2014 |
 | Sheriff William Joseph Nesbitt House | 7.9 miles | 1982 |
 | B. V. Sargent House | 7.9 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001127 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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