Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“The Bank of Pinole is located at 2361 San Pablo Ave. in Pinole, California. Located in Old Town Pinole The Bank of Pinole was built in 1915 by E.M.”
Wikipedia article Bank of Pinole, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 49 National Register listings published here for Contra Costa County · listed in 1996 · 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 81 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 358 fires within 5 miles of Bank of Pinole between 1992 and 2020, burning about 816 acres in total. None started naturally. 64 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 | 226 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | PG&E ALHAMBRA |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 5 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | HALLOCK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bank of Pinole: 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Diatomite, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Stege | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Pinole | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Pinole Dohrman, Pawsey | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Diablo | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Diablo | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Mcnear Point Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pinole, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2024: 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 2024 | Flood | Pinole | - | Flooding reported on eastbound Interstate 80 at Pinole Valley Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bernardo Fernandez House | 0.5 miles | 1973 |
 | Hercules Village | 0.8 miles | 1980 |
 | Alvarado Park | 4.0 miles | 1992 |
| Memorial Hall | 5.5 miles | 2014 | |
 | New Hotel Carquinez | 6.1 miles | 1992 |
 | Port Costa School | 6.1 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001175 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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